Satbeams is built on the work of many open data providers, catalogues and open-source projects. This page acknowledges the sources and tools that make the Service possible.
Last updated: 6 July 2026
Satbeams would not be possible without the generous work of the organisations, catalogue maintainers and open-source communities below. We are grateful to all of them. Trade marks and data sets referenced here remain the property of their respective owners.
Orbital & satellite data
- Space-Track.org — orbital element sets (TLE/GP) and catalogue metadata, provided by the U.S. Space Force (18th Space Defense Squadron). space-track.org
- CelesTrak — freely accessible orbital data and supplemental GP element sets, maintained by Dr. T.S. Kelso. celestrak.org
- GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects — launch, catalogue and geostationary-status data compiled by Jonathan McDowell (Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics). planet4589.org/space/gcat
- SatNOGS Database — community satellite, transmitter and mode data by the Libre Space Foundation. db.satnogs.org
- Gunter’s Space Page — spacecraft bus, manufacturer and specification data. space.skyrocket.de
- Historical TLE archive — long-term orbital element history compiled by Julien Simon and hosted on Hugging Face. huggingface.co/datasets/juliensimon
Maps & imagery
- OpenStreetMap contributors — boundary, water and place data used in our vector basemap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. openstreetmap.org/copyright
- NASA Blue Marble — global relief and bathymetry imagery via NASA GIBS / EarthData. earthdata.nasa.gov
- Esri World Imagery — high-resolution satellite imagery basemap, © Esri. esri.com
- Google Maps Platform — satellite imagery tiles. developers.google.com/maps
- MapLibre GL — open-source map-rendering engine (BSD-3-Clause). maplibre.org
Design
- Nick Saporito — designer & educator; creator of the Satbeams logo. logosbynick.com
Company logos
- Logo.dev — company logo lookup by domain, used for operator and manufacturer branding. logo.dev
Orbital mechanics & open-source software
- go-satellite — SGP4 propagation used in our server-side footprint calculations. github.com/joshuaferrara/go-satellite
- satellite.js — SGP4/SDP4 propagation used in the browser. github.com/shashwatak/satellite-js
- Three.js — 3D rendering for the interactive globe. threejs.org
- Next.js and React — application framework and UI library. nextjs.org
- Tailwind CSS — styling. tailwindcss.com
- DOMPurify — HTML sanitisation. github.com/cure53/DOMPurify
- Lucide — interface icons. lucide.dev
Community & corrections
Satbeams also benefits from data, corrections and feedback contributed by satellite operators, industry partners and enthusiasts. Spotted something wrong or a source we should credit? Please tell us through our contact form and we will follow up.