How it works

From orbit to your screen in three steps

A lightweight satellite name generator that uses NASA-style map letters — no account, no upload, no waiting.

Step 01

Type your name

Enter any name, word or short phrase. The generator reads each character separately.

Step 02

Match each letter

For every letter we pick a satellite-style frame — first sequentially, then randomly so repeats stay visually unique.

Step 03

Compose the canvas

Tiles are arranged with a cosmic glow and rendered into a single image you can download or share.

Step 04

Refine or re-roll

Don't love the mix? Hit re-roll to swap frames until the composition feels right.

The composition algorithm

The satellite name generator stores curated NASA-style frames per letter inside the browser bundle. For every input character we keep an independent counter and pick the next sequential frame; once the supply is exhausted, frames are sampled pseudo-randomly so repeats remain visually unique. Letters are rendered to a canvas and masked into the satellite imagery, then composed into a single export-ready image.

Try the generator

// Per-letter frame picker
function pickFrames(name) {
  const counts = new Map();
  return [...name].map((ch) => {
    const key = ch.toUpperCase();
    const seen = counts.get(key) ?? 0;
    counts.set(key, seen + 1);

    return seen < FRAMES_PER_LETTER
      ? `/letters/${key}/${seen + 1}.webp`   // sequential
      : `/letters/${key}/${rand(1, 3)}.webp`; // random
  });
}