Watched.earth: See every satellite that filmed you
Original: Show HN: Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos
Why This Matters
Makes passive satellite surveillance visible to ordinary users in a direct, personal way.
Watched.earth is a new browser tool that shows every satellite passing over any location in the past week, along with imagery captured during those passes, computed locally via WebGL.
Watched.earth is a minimal web app that lets users enter any location on Earth and see a full list of satellites that passed overhead in the last seven days — along with any photos those satellites took. All computation runs client-side using JavaScript and WebGL, meaning no location data is sent to a server. The site appears to be an independent 'Show HN' project shared on Hacker News, designed to make satellite surveillance tangible and personal. The experience is intentionally stark: the site's own tagline reads 'Something watched you this week.' No login, no account — just a visual reckoning with how much orbital infrastructure quietly sweeps overhead. The tool requires a modern browser with WebGL support and may load slowly on weak connections.