Orbital Index

In plain words

Orbital Index is a weekly curated newsletter delivering space news and links in brief, technical format. It serves space enthusiasts and professionals seeking current information without lengthy articles. The publication stands out for its focused curation approach, condensing complex space industry developments into accessible summaries each week since its 2019 launch.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Orbital Index, a brief/technical/curated newsletter2019 · orbitalindex.com · ▲10

  Curated space news and links. Weekly, brief, and technical.

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  The Orbital Index hits issue #302019 · orbitalindex.com · ▲7

  Curated space news and links. Weekly, brief, and technical.

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  Gravity by Orbit2022 · orbit.love · ▲262

  A free magazine about building & scaling communities

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  Orbit2021 · orbit.love · ▲637

  Mission control for your community

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  Orbital2021 · ▲375

  Fun and interactive audio spaces for teams and communities

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  Inside Space2017 · inside.com · ▲172

  Deep coverage of outer space and space travel

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲905

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 1d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 13d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 12d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time▲2,690

  Software and hardware projects for fun from a guy who loves retro computing

  Life & fun · 2019 · internalregister.github.io

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  Accessible Brand Colors▲1,163

  A tool to make sure your brand colors are ADA compliant.

  Dev tools · 2019 · abc.useallfive.com

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  Checklist Design▲1,158

  The best UI and UX practices for production ready design

  Work · 2019 · checklist.design

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  Product Hunt Tab▲647

  A virtual co-working space in your browser's new tab

  Work · 2019

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  Notion 2.3▲622

  Notions big update, now with Evernote import and web clipper

  Work · 2019 · notion.so

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  Voiceflow▲607

  Build voice apps in your browser without coding

  Dev tools · 2019 · voiceflow.com