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Build your own ISS tracker: $20 device lets you watch the space station in real-time

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 30, 2025
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SpaceStationTracker /GuitarML (GPL-3.0) license

For $20 and a WiFi connection, you can make a handheld gadget to watch the International Space Station circle the Earth in real-time.

A new open-source project called SpaceStationTracker transforms an inexpensive pocket-sized device with a 2.8-inch color touchscreen into a live ISS monitoring system. The dev…

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