Vertigo · Launching by the end of 2028

Go ahead. Look around.

We're putting a 360° camera into orbit. It's called Vertigo, and it's built for VR. Put on a headset and you can look around in any direction, live, as if you were up there yourself. You can also watch on your phone or computer.

VERTIGO

What you'll see

Vertigo will circle the Earth from pole to pole roughly every hour and a half. Look down and you'll watch oceans, deserts and storm systems slide by underneath. Look up and it's black sky and stars.

The picture is live, so whatever you're looking at is happening right then. Vertigo is built to stay up for three to five years.

Vertigo at a glance
OrbitLow Earth orbit, pole to pole
One lapAbout 90 minutes
Mission3 to 5 years
LaunchBy the end of 2028
Best viewedIn a VR headset. Also on phones and computers.

Watching it

Watching is free. You'll see a short ad when you start and another one about every five minutes. Free viewers get the feed in 4K with our logo in the corner.

Premium members watch in 8K with no ads and no logo. You can pick places you care about, like your hometown or the Grand Canyon, and we'll let you know when Vertigo is about to pass over. Yearly members can record those passes and keep the clips.

  • HeadsetYou just turn your head.
  • PhoneYou move the phone around.
  • ComputerYou drag the picture.
Free and Premium
FreePremium
Picture4K8K
AdsShort ad at the start, then about every 5 minutesNone
Our logoIn the cornerNone
Pass alertsNoYes
Recorded clipsNoYearly members

For schools and planetariums

Schools, museums and planetariums will get the full 8K feed free, with no ads and no logo on the picture. We're also preparing a version made for planetarium domes.

For TV stations

Stations can license the feed and record each pass over their area to use in news and weather segments.

After Earth

Vertigo is the first 360-camera satellite, and we plan to add more. Each new one will show up in the same app.

  1. VertigoEarth orbit, launching by the end of 2028
  2. NextA 360-camera satellite orbiting the Moon
  3. After thatA 360-camera on the Moon's surface, near NASA's planned Artemis base
  4. LaterA 360-camera satellite orbiting Mars

Launch updates

Our waitlist opens soon. Until then, follow us on X for news as we build Vertigo.