Heavens-Above Pro
No advertisementsThis version is free of advertisements. You can try the free version before buying this one.
Live sky chart See what's in the sky above you right now or at a given moment.
Pass predictions Get precise predictions for passes of the ISS and most visible satellites.
Iridium flares See when Iridium satellites mirror the sunlight directly towards you, resulting in bright flares.
Radio satellites Get passes for amateur radio satellites, complete with uplink and downlink information.
All calculations performed locally Predictions are generated right on your phone so you only need a data connection every few days.
Orbit and ground track See details about the orbit of any selected satellite rendered and with all relevant data.
Satellite details Get detailed information about any satellite, as provided by our Heavens-Above website.
Timeline Get a visual overview over passes and animate the position of satellites on the sky chart and on the ground track.
Night mode An optional red on black color scheme to preserve your night vision.
Tracker Easily find or identify any object in the sky by orienting your device towards it.
Calendar Integration Quickly add interesting passes to your calendar so you won't miss them.
Category : Education
Reviews (24)
Like the app, but the representation of the Moon's phase is backwards from the real thing. If you could correct this error, I would be pleased!
Last update works poorly on my phone and worse on my Tab 7.0. I miss the earlier version. It worked great!
My first sighting of the ISS was thanks to the Heavens Above website in 2006 or so, and have been using them ever since. Having all the same information about passes and what is visible in app form is great. The app works very well, and has a night mode. I don't usually pay for full versions of apps, but I'm happy to support the Heavens Above team.
I love this app and have used it for several years ... since before it was an app, actually. Everything is good ~except~ now that we've moved to Arizona the Daylight Saving Time (non) observance throws all the predictions off by an hour. Can you show me how, or put in a time zone option with and without DST toggles so that the predictions will reflect local time? I imagine Hoosiers have the same problem. Thanks so much for a great app.
The Pro version is worth paying for. Some mind-blowing facts & figures along with real time night sky graphics, explore and expand your mind whilst using this excellent app. Great for students, kids, the whole family for identifying objects, moving and otherwise, in the mysterious night sky.
Great app and intuitive. However, I could see all passes including daylight ones before, but no any more after recent updates. Tried to manipulate the magnitude settings and there was no luck. Without this support, this app is much less useful to me.
I get so much happiness from the app, all the info I need to see passing satellites. I've never grown tired of going out to watch the ISS pass overhead. Small wishlist item: Add 2.5 to Minimum magnitude settings. Or convert the radio buttons to a slider/number entry.
Very disappointed for a paid app for night at observing. No info about planets or stars. No way to calibrate orientation or magnetic field. No way to compare brightness of stars to brightness of satellites to set threshold. I've stood here for 49 minutes, I haven't been able to find a single satellite that the app identified for me, and I've seen two or three satellites go over that were not displayed on the map. I think it's just painting pictures and scooting them across the sky.
Very imprecise compas. My other compass app works just fine, and in this application it can jump by a quadrant at a slightest movement of the phone. The map is small and half of the screen space is wasted. I expected more from the paid version.
I just wanted to make comment that paying for the pro version to avoid the ads was unfair. I expected no ads which is what I got but I also expected more features but got none. Apart from having no ads it is no different to the original. I got blocked by reddit for signing out and signing in again. Apart from these hiccups I only ever use this ap. I would advise other users to save your money and stick with the ads version.
I can't seem to get alarms working at all, even playing with all of the configuration options. Ideally I could set an alarm for particular passes and not all passes (or at least for only visual passes)!
Excellent app; the UI is very well done. I would love to see a feature that allows the import of TLEs from a URL so that classfd (for example) can be tracked.
Notification says the ISS is going to pass, I click on the notification to launch the app, up comes the skychart as expected. However, no pass is depicted and it "says no pass selected". Help.
I install the paid app on all my Android devices. Great to be able to get reminders of satellite passes, and to see sky charts. ESy, intuitive user interface.
It's almost great. Just needs a full screen mode, the ability to set different times, and perhaps rotate on the go.
Several functions appear to be non-working on my Android tablet. The recticule function wobbles around the sky chart no matter how the tablet is held. The filter function does nothing. And the Help link doesn't link to anything.
Good except your notifications need improvement. Doesn't work half the time and the alarm option is broken on my phone. Doesn't enable a systems alarm. Not sure why I paid for this.
Accurate, Reliable, Easy. Used the Pro Version for years.
Overall I like what the app does. I expected much more from the Pro version than just the removal of advertising. Unless, of course, I have missed something really big.
Indispensable! this has current information that I've never had any reason to question! The presentation is top-notch as well. Well done! Update 4-5-20: I found Heavens_above decades ago so I'm buying the "Pro Version." Kudos again!
it does way more than I need..but it is nice having it at your disposal. I love seeing visual passes. An added plus is that im a amateur radio op and it it great for the leo birds..tnx for a great program
Cannot connect to server and therefore not download data. Phone is ok but app has a problem No feedback from developer so far. I have the pro version. Stellarium is better.
excellent app. i use it regularly for amateur radio satellites. the rest of it's functions are interesting as well.
This is a great app with lots of great features but If I could make one suggestion for the pro model. Give the people the option to follow their favorite satellites. It would make working let's say only the FM ones in orbit alot easier then having to do a general search for the ones you're looking for. Thank you!