--- title: This ESP32-S3 build lets you monitor overhead flights... description: A hobbyist built an ESP32-S3 aerospace tracker over four evenings that displays live nearby aircraft with type-specific icons, lets you lock onto and track... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-esp32-s3-build-lets-you-monitor-overhead-flights-and-space-launches-from-your-desk-txwmugwad twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This ESP32-S3 build lets you monitor overhead flights and space launches from your desk | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist built an ESP32-S3 aerospace tracker over four evenings that displays live nearby aircraft with type-specific icons, lets you lock onto and track... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-esp32-s3-build-lets-you-monitor-overhead-flights-and-space-launches-from-your-desk-txwmugwad og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tXwMugWad.png og:image:alt: This ESP32-S3 build lets you monitor overhead flights and space launches from your desk og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This ESP32-S3 build lets you monitor overhead flights and space launches from your desk **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist built an ESP32-S3 aerospace tracker over four evenings that displays live nearby aircraft with type-specific icons, lets you lock onto and track individual flights on a world map with 6-to-12 hour projections, shows weather and animated radar, and tracks NASA, Roscosmos, and SpaceX launches. It runs on a Waveshare ESP32-S3 Touch AMOLED board. Source code hasn't been released yet, and the creator notes macOS is required to build it, but the board and dock links are shared for those who want to start. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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