Simulate 14,000 artificial satellites flying around the earth

A software developer simulates the sight of thousands of artificial satellites flying in space and their strange movement trajectories.

Marvel at the network of artificial satellites flying around the Earth

Since Sputnik 1 - the first Soviet satellite to fly into space from the space center Baikonur, Kazakhstan in October 1957, countries and private companies around the world launched thousands of satellites on the fund. the earth.

According to the simulated images of Richie Carmichael, software developer in California, USA, about 14,022 satellites are orbiting the earth.76% of them stopped working and just hovered in space.In fact, according to NASA, about 3,700 satellites (excluding debris in the universe) are flying above our heads, more than two-thirds of which are no longer working.

The drawings show that most satellites do not rotate in a circle but follow strange trajectories.

Carmichael simulates Russian satellites with red dots.This is the country with the most artificial objects flying around the earth.

Each satellite undertakes a different task such as global positioning, relaying communications, weather forecasts, defense and scientific research.