Overview
his dashboard provides visibility into:
Satellite tracking coverage
Observational activity
Catalog completeness
Tracking performance metrics
Data recency and positional uncertainty
The GSN dashboard helps operators, analysts, and mission planners understand how effectively objects in orbit are being monitored.
Why customers value this information
The GSN Metrics dashboard gives customers a clear view into how effectively space objects are being monitored across Slingshot’s Global Sensor Network. By surfacing tracking coverage, observational activity, catalog completeness, tracking frequency, data recency, and positional uncertainty metrics in one place, it helps operators, analysts, and mission planners quickly assess the quality, timeliness, and reliability of the data supporting their decisions. This visibility improves confidence in space domain awareness, highlights potential gaps in coverage, and helps customers better understand orbital activity and support mission planning with greater speed and precision.
Accessing the GSN Dashboard
You can access the Global Sensor Network dashboard from the App Switcher.
Steps
Click the App Switcher (grid icon) in the top-left corner of the portal.
Select Global Sensor Network.
You may also access GSN from Quick Actions
The dashboard will load with the latest sensor network statistics and performance metrics.
Note: Free plans have a limited view of the dashboard. Paid plans have full access to Slingshots network metrics.
Slingshot Orbital Alert Highlights
At the top of the dashboard is the Slingshot Orbital Alert Highlights section.
This panel displays notable events and insights detected across the sensor network, such as:
Satellite maneuvers
Orbital changes
Object fragmentation events
Conjunction activities
Mission anomalies
Each alert includes a Read Story link for deeper context and analysis.
Lifetime Metrics
The Lifetime Metrics section summarizes the overall performance and scale of the sensor network.
These metrics include:
Observations Made
Total number of public sensor observations collected across the Slingshot Global Sensor Network.
This metric reflects the historical scale of tracking activity performed by the SGSN.
Public Objects Observed
The total number of unique space objects that have been tracked.
This includes:
Active satellites
Inactive satellites
Debris
Rocket bodies
State Vectors Generated
The number of orbital state vectors calculated from observational data.
State vectors describe the precise position and velocity of space objects.
30-Day Lookback Metrics
This section provides performance analytics for the past 30 days.
Average Position Uncertainty
This metric measures the average uncertainty in object position estimates.
Lower uncertainty indicates more accurate orbital tracking.
Objects Tracked
The Objects Tracked visualization shows the proportion of catalog objects that are successfully identified.
Categories include:
Identified objects – objects matched to a known catalog entry
Unidentified objects – objects detected but not yet fully identified
This metric helps measure catalog completeness and tracking confidence.
Active Catalog Payload Coverage
This visualization compares GSN and DoD active catalog payload coverage over a 30-day lookback across LEO, GEO and Other.
Coverage categories include:
LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
GEO (Geostationary Orbit)
All/Other regimes, which includes Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO), and other Earth orbits that are not classified as LEO or GEO.
State Recency
The State Recency chart indicates how recently orbital data has been updated for tracked objects.
Data is categorized by recency windows such as:
Less than 12 hours
12–24 hours
1–2 days
2–5 days
5–30 days
More recent updates indicate higher tracking fidelity and operational awareness.



