Satellite Check: GPS Tools

GPS satellite information, location management and navigation.

Norsat International · com.discipleskies.satellitecheck

5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 1M+ downloads v2.97 9.6 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.97 (63)
Updated: Sep 12, 2026 (27 days ago)
APK size: 9.6 MB
Requires: Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Maps & Navigation (app)
Listed since: Feb 19, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 15 (2 sensitive)
Website: discipleskies.com
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Satellite Check: GPS Tools is an app by Norsat International in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 15 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v2.97

Performance improvements.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Use Satellite Check to navigate with the 6 navigation satellite constellations. Navigate online and offline, view coordinates, number of available satellites, atomic satellite time, satellite signal quality, satellite positions and other satellite statistics. Use the app's satellite reports to understand the quality of the location information provided by your Android device. If the quality is poor, the app provides a utility to improve both the time to an initial fix and the accuracy of your location reports. In addition to location and satellite reporting, the app will calculate all kinds of interesting figures such as your altitude, distance to points of interest, physical addresses, sunrise, sunset, moon phases and much more. Your position and the date are used to calculate the magnetic declination for your location allowing magnetic compasses in the application to report deviation from true north instead of magnetic north. The true-north-reporting compasses work very nicely with the maps which can be oriented along the true north-south axis or rotated to your heading, depending on your preference. The app's navigation package includes a waypoint logger and works with many different map types, compasses, and measuring tools. This app will help keep you oriented even in the strangest of places. A handy app for any GPS aficionado. New: - Day and night map with sliding day-night terminator showing where it is day and where it is night. - Satellite filter: Identify navigation satellites by country or countries of origin: ● GPS Satellites (USA) ● Glonass Satellites (Russia) ● Galileo Satellites (European Space Agency) ● Beidou (China) ● QZSS (Japan) ● IRNSS (India) * Galileo, Beidou, IRNSS and QZSS satellites may be visible on some devices manufactured after 2017 and must be running Android 7.0 or later.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 12, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Disciple Skies Software” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Sep 12, 2026
Validated against Google Play Sep 12, 2026
Signed byO=Disciple Skies Software, L=Las Cruces, ST=New Mexico, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)A0:D3:FD:89:A1:FC:57:F7:F5:04:26:7D:93:A0:29:81:0C:0E:3E:09
File MD5a07ca28f0a5edb5b6b2aafe6e365c5ed
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (15)

Satellite Check: GPS Tools requests 15 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Access location extra commands android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.discipleskies.satellitecheck.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait