Project Title: Orbyte – Satellite Flight Path Tracker
Description: Orbyte is a modern satellite flight path tracker built during HackTheFuture 2026 in under 24 hours.
Features
- Interactable list of satellites
- Displays Satellites, their visible areas, and their flight paths
- Scrollable/zoomable output map
- Calculates next visible time for any satellite
- Consistent update clock
- Project written in Python
- HTML website output
- NiceGUI driven frontend
- Data pulled from TLEData (Two Line Elements)
Project Structure: OrbyteHackathon26/ │── frontend/ # NiceGUI + Leaflet UI │── backend/ # Node.js API │── dependencies/ # All files pertaining to imports │── README.md
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Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/ThePhiGuy/OrbyteHackathon26.git cd OrbyteHackathon26
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Install dependencies npm install cd frontend && npm install
look into commands.txt and requirements.txt
Hackathon Details
- Event: Calvin Hackathon 2026
- Team Name: Orbyte
- Duration: 24 hours
Future/Potential Additions:
- Graph of satellite's elevation versus horizon
- Polar coordinate graph
- Select specific satellite for mass info dump
Team Members
- Ryan Deaton – Backend Development
- Joshua Rogan – Backend Development
- Isaiah Vanhorn – Frontend Development
- Ty Veldhouse - Frontend Development
License Calvin University License – feel free to use and modify.