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Satellite Reentry Traffic (2D)

Top-down orbital-decay lab: each satellite's altitude shrinks under atmospheric drag until it burns up, while a conjunction-radius check tracks how close decaying orbits pass to each other.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-satellite-reentry-traffic ↗ Open standalone

This 2D companion plots low-Earth-orbit satellites from directly above Earth and decays each one's orbital radius with an exponential-atmosphere drag model, da/dt = −k·ρ(h)·v, so altitude loss accelerates the lower and slower a satellite gets until it crosses the reentry line and burns up; a conjunction check flags any two orbits currently within the adjustable proximity radius, driving the live collision-risk readout, and an optional avoidance mode nudges flagged satellites apart the way real operators manage crowded orbital shells.

⚙ Under the hood

Canvas2D orbital-decay lab: exponential atmospheric-density drag shrinks each satellite's orbit until reentry, with a live conjunction-radius check driving the collision-risk readout.

orbital decayatmospheric dragsatellite reentryconjunction risklow earth orbit

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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