OrbitSmith is a free, open-source space situational awareness toolkit operated by Seita Iizuka. We are committed to protecting your privacy. OrbitSmith does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to our servers.

OrbitSmith may request access to your device's location to predict visible satellite passes from your position. Your location data is processed entirely on your device and is never sent to OrbitSmith servers. Location coordinates may be stored locally on your device (via browser localStorage or iOS app local storage) solely to remember your preferred observation location. You can clear this data at any time through your browser settings or by deleting the app.

OrbitSmith retrieves publicly available orbital data from Space-Track.org (operated by the U.S. Space Force) and satellite imagery from NASA, ESA, and other public sources. These requests are proxied through our Cloudflare Worker API. No user-identifiable information is included in these requests.

The OrbitSmith iOS app may send local push notifications to alert you about upcoming visible satellite passes. These notifications are generated entirely on your device using locally computed pass predictions. No notification data is sent to or processed by any external server.

OrbitSmith does not use cookies, analytics, advertising trackers, or any third-party tracking services. We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any similar tools.

OrbitSmith uses the following third-party services for infrastructure only:

— Cloudflare Pages: Website hosting and CDN
— Cloudflare Workers: API proxy for Space-Track data
— Nominatim (OpenStreetMap): City name geocoding for pass predictions

These services may process standard web request metadata (IP addresses, user agent strings) as part of their normal operation. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for details.

OrbitSmith does not sell, trade, or share any user data with third parties.

OrbitSmith does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. The service is designed to be safe for users of all ages.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].