ISS Tracker
A vibe-coded night sky companion.
One chilly evening, my kids and I stood in the garden trying to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station soaring overhead. I had NASA’s live feed open on one screen, a satellite tracker on another — and three excited kids tugging at my coat. It was magical, chaotic, and awkward to juggle.
So I hacked together a lightweight web app that puts everything in one place: a live ISS position tracker, a satellite map, and a direct link to NASA’s feed. Nothing fancy — just one clean page that works on mobile.
What It Does
Shows where the ISS is right now on a world map
Updates in real time (every few seconds)
Gives you your local timezone
Includes a direct link to NASA’s live ISS feed
Mobile-friendly and super lightweight (no bloat)
Tech Used
HTML / CSS / JavaScript (vanilla)
Leaflet.js for map rendering
ISS location API
Claude Opus 4.0 for initial build
OpenAI Codex for fine tuning
Google’s Gemini for fine tuning
Sometimes utility = delight — the smallest tools solve the biggest frictions.
Leaflet.js is great for quick interactive maps without any satellite-level headaches.
It doesn’t need to be “launch ready” to be ready to launch.