OrbitalNodes
Browser extension — privacy policy
Last updated: 22 July 2026
This policy covers the “OrbitalNodes — Starlinks Overhead” browser extension. (The OrbitalNodes website has its own separate privacy policy here.)
The short version: the extension uses your approximate, city-level location to work out which satellites are above you. That's it. No accounts, no tracking, no ads, and nothing is ever sold or shared.
What the extension does
It shows a live count of Starlink satellites currently visible in your sky as a small badge on your browser toolbar, and opens the full overhead view when you click it.
What data it uses
- Approximate location. To calculate which satellites are above your horizon, the extension asks the OrbitalNodes data service for a rough, city-level location derived from your IP address — the same coarse location any website can see. It does not read your device's precise GPS and never triggers a location-permission prompt.
- Public satellite orbital data. Standard, publicly available orbital elements (TLEs) fetched from the OrbitalNodes data service to compute positions in your browser.
What it never does
- No names, emails, accounts, or personal identifiers are collected.
- No tracking, analytics, cookies, or advertising.
- Your data is never sold, rented, or shared with third parties.
- No data is used for any purpose unrelated to showing satellites overhead.
Where your data lives
The approximate location and orbital data are cached locally in your browser (via the extension's storage) so the badge can refresh without re-fetching each time. This stays on your device. Nothing about you is retained on OrbitalNodes servers beyond the momentary request needed to return the data.
Permissions, and why
- storage — to cache your approximate location and the satellite data locally.
- alarms — to refresh the badge count on a timer in the background.
- Access to tle-proxy.moppamoran.workers.dev — the OrbitalNodes data service the extension reads location and orbital data from.
Changes
If this policy changes, the “last updated” date above will change with it. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect in a new version of the extension.
Contact
Questions about the extension or this policy? Reach out via orbitalnodes.ai or @orbitalnodes on X.
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