Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos
Breakout launch
Beat 99% of Show HN launches that day
#1 of 137 on Nov 9
#1 of 4 Hardware & IoT launches on Show HN on Nov 9. 15.0% of Hardware & IoT launches (3 of 20) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Hardware & IoT →
points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 16, 17:51 UTC).
comments · buzz +3 in latest interval
listed Nov 9, 17:51 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 486points
- Comments
- 85
- Rank in HDWR this week
- #1of 18 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #2of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 15.0%3/20 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 349Nov 10, 10:45 UTC
- Last reading
- 486Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 4over 89h
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Top on Nov 9 · 137 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #2FlideMake Jev-like decision models up to 9.5x faster124 points
- #3DBDelveOpen-Source DB Client Made with Rust and GPUI124 points
- #4MeowDisplay Is iPhone Mirroring, but in Reverse120 points
- #5Someone Was HereFind out who used your Mac while you were away115 points
- #6STE80 Humanizerde-AI text by writing 80% of the way to ASD-STE100112 points
More in Hardware & IoT · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Overheadthe planes overhead, painted on an e-ink frame13 pointsfrozen
- CerulionROS 2-compatible robotics runtime with multi-process replay11 points▲ +11
- A fan-made GTA 6 radio wheel with 12 playable stations6 points0
- Ru-Jevan open model that scores caller-supplied options on CPU (MIT)5 points0
- FarawayPhysically accurate solar system, time travel 1900–21005 points0
Grades · each graded against other Hardware & IoT launches from the same source
Momentum
—+6 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Too few peers to grade (15; need 20)
Velocity
A10.1 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 94 Hardware & IoT · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—1.7 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (13; need 20)
Staying Power
—1.4×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (13; need 20)
Launch-day race · #1 of 137 Show HN launches on 2026-11-09
- #1Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos486 points
- #2Flide124 points
- #3DBDelve124 points
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