Live Observatory

Live Space

A permanent exploration room with four experiences. Every dataset shows its last update time — and no looping video with a fake “live” badge.

01

Earth seen from space

Live now on NASA’s channel · Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)

NASA’s official YouTube player. When nothing is being broadcast, the player itself says the stream is unavailable — we never present recordings as live. · checked at

Open NASA+ ↗

Latest full-disc photo of Earth (EPIC/DSCOVR camera)

Latest full-disc photo of Earth (EPIC/DSCOVR camera)

Real image, not live — captured on · NASA EPIC

02

Where is the Space Station

ISS · NORAD 25544
Latitude
—°
Longitude
—°
Altitude
— km
Speed
— km/h
Lighting
—
updated
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Position calculated from orbital elements (Where the ISS at? API). This is not a camera or our own telemetry.

03

Upcoming launches

updated:
Go for Launch

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

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Operator
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5
Country
🇺🇸 USA
Expected window
Broadcast
Watch ↗
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NeonSat-2 to 6

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Operator
Korea Aerospace Research Institute · KSLV-2 Nuri
Country
🇰🇷 KOR
Expected window
Broadcast
not announced yet
Go for Launch

Unknown Payload

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Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 12
Country
🇨🇳 CHN
Expected window
Broadcast
not announced yet
Go for Launch

Starlink Group 15-25

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Operator
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5
Country
🇺🇸 USA
Expected window
Broadcast
Watch ↗
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Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

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Operator
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5
Country
🇺🇸 USA
Expected window
Broadcast
not announced yet
Go for Launch

Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)

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Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-24
Country
🇯🇵 JPN
Expected window
Broadcast
not announced yet
To Be Determined

Amazon Leo (LE-04)

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Operator
Arianespace · Ariane 64 Block 2
Country
🇬🇫 GUF
Expected window
Broadcast
not announced yet
To Be Determined

Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

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Operator
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5
Country
🇺🇸 USA
Expected window
Broadcast
not announced yet

Data from Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), refreshed on the server every hour.

04

Space weather

Geomagnetic Kp index

4.67

data from

From 0 to 9. Above 5 means a geomagnetic storm — stronger auroras and possible effects on satellites and power grids.

NOAA scales now

Radio (R)R0
Solar radiation (S)S0
Geomagnetic (G)G0

data from

Solar X-rays

B1.8

data from · GOES

Solar flares are classed A, B, C, M or X — each letter is 10× stronger than the previous one.

Solar wind

533 km/s

Bt 12 nT · Bz -9 nT · data from

A stream of particles leaving the Sun. Speeds above 500 km/s tend to raise geomagnetic activity.

The Sun now (SDO/NASA, 193 Å)
The Sun now (SDO/NASA, 193 Å) · NASA/SDO
Aurora forecast (northern hemisphere)
Aurora forecast (northern hemisphere) · NOAA SWPC OVATION

Data from NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. An educational experience.