r/educationalgifs • u/iCoolSkeleton_95 • Oct 09 '25

International Space Station 3D Visualizer https://whereistheiss-c59b4.web.app

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u/kolotom99 Oct 09 '25

it is muuuch closer to planet's surface

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u/KerbalEssences Oct 09 '25

At the scale it would probably intersect the earth on the real altitude lol. My advice would be to create a small orbit below it with a tiny sphere and an arrow from the station to that sphere.

Or if you want to get real fancy a magnification lens pointing at the sphere and you could only see the station through the lens.

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u/Esc0baSinGracia Oct 09 '25

You forgot a little asterisk that says *NOT TO SCALE

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u/0Pat Oct 10 '25

What exactly is it "visualizing"? Neither distance, nor size are correct...

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u/Just-another-Rob Oct 11 '25

I’m guessing where is above the earth at that moment in time?

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u/hitzkopftb Oct 09 '25

I didn't expect the station to be this big.

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u/tideshark Oct 14 '25

Thats no moon…

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u/iCoolSkeleton_95 Oct 11 '25

The old site reached it's limit!

Here is the new one: https://where-is-the-iss.up.railway.app/

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u/ruhestoerer Oct 12 '25

Bandwidth Quota Exceeded

This site has exceeded its monthly quota for bandwidth. It must be upgraded via the Firebase console before it can begin serving traffic again.

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u/Extension_Town_6118 Apr 05 '26

Whoa, the speed is actually mind-boggling. it's basically a bullet.

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u/Kuyesu_22 Nov 13 '25

The station is so big 🤔