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Orbiter

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Orbiter is a realistic 3D real-time space flight simulator program.

Fed up with space games that insult your intelligence and violate every law of physics? Orbiter is a simulator that gives you an idea what space flight really feels like - today and in the not so distant future.

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  • FreeOpen Source

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  • Windows
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  1.  Realistic physics
  2.  Realistic controls
  3.  Flight Simulator
  4.  Realistic graphics
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  • space-simulation
  • 3d-simulation

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  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  1,708 Stars
  •  237 Forks
  •  67 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 16, 2025 
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What is Orbiter?

Orbiter is a realistic 3D real-time space flight simulator program.

Fed up with space games that insult your intelligence and violate every law of physics? Orbiter is a simulator that gives you an idea what space flight really feels like - today and in the not so distant future. And best of all: you can download it for free!

Launch the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Recreate historic flights with addon spacecraft packages: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Vostok and more. Plan interplanetary slingshots and tour the solar system with futuristic space craft. Design your own rockets, or download addons created by other users. Learn about the concepts of space flight and orbital mechanics by playing and experimenting.

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