Lukas Nagy's Orbit turns the iPhone camera into a satellite tracker

The iOS app tracks 15,000-plus objects, adds Gemini-powered space answers, and shows the tradeoffs in AI-assisted hobbyist apps.

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Why it matters

Orbit shows how a solo-listed builder can wrap public space data, AR and Gemini into a focused consumer utility without pretending to be a venture-scale platform.

Exploded view of an iPhone camera array tracking multiple artificial satellites (exploded-view technical diagram)

Lukas Nagy has put Orbit, an iPhone and iPad app for pointing a camera at the sky and finding satellites in augmented reality, on Apple's App Store.…

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