Rosetta Orbit of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Experience ESA's Rosetta spacecraft in close orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Watch the probe escort the active comet through perihelion in stunning 3D.
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Step into the shoes of aerospace engineers with realistic spaceflight simulations and trajectory trackers. Utilize real NASA JPL Horizons data to visualize, interact with, and analyze the exact paths of humanity’s most ambitious orbital missions.
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OSIRIS-REx Orbit of Bennu
Simulate NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission orbiting near-Earth asteroid Bennu just 1 km from its rugged surface before its historic sample collection, using authentic JPL data.
Dawn Orbit of Vesta
Follow NASA's Dawn spacecraft in orbit around asteroid Vesta. Experience humanity's first close orbital survey of a differentiated protoplanet and its colossal impact crater.
Dawn Orbit of Ceres
Simulate NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbiting dwarf planet Ceres. Explore the gravitational environment of the asteroid belt's largest body and its bright Occator crater salt domes.
Parker Solar Probe Perihelion, 2026
Ride along with NASA's Parker Solar Probe as it plunges just 9.85 solar radii from the Sun's center during its record-shattering 2026 perihelion encounter in 3D.
NEAR Shoemaker Orbit of Eros
Follow NEAR Shoemaker into orbit around near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros. Relive humanity's first spacecraft to orbit and gently land on an asteroid in interactive 3D.
Kepler Earth-trailing Orbit
Follow NASA's Kepler space telescope into its Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit. Discover how this trailing trajectory enabled Kepler to detect thousands of distant exoplanets.
Spitzer Earth-trailing Orbit
Track NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope drifting in an Earth-trailing solar orbit. Discover how this cool orbital path allowed Spitzer to unveil the infrared universe in 3D.
James Webb and Roman at Sun-Earth L2
Explore the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange point in 2026 with both the James Webb Space Telescope and Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope tracing complex halo orbits 1.5 million km from Earth.