diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e2cc445..3f57ac3 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ addCoordinateOverlay(RenderState* rs)
 				rg->shader->attrib_mappings,
 				"coordinate overlay",
 				GL_LINES);
-	scaleEntity(e, 5);
+
 	// TODO: add a gameoverlay that can 'unproject' world coordinates to screen
 	// 	coords
-	setEntityPosition(e, vec3(0, 0, 75 / SCALING - 100));
+	// NOTE: place overlay at origin, and scale so it's big enough to see
+	setEntityPosition(e, vec3(0, 0, 0));
+	scaleEntity(e, 20 / SCALING);
 
 	return e;
 }
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ loadOrbit(GameState* gs,
 bool
 loadScene(GameState* gs, RenderState* rs)
 {
-	initCamera(rs, vec3(0, 0, 75 / SCALING), vec3(0, 0, 0), vec3(0,1,0));
+	initCamera(rs, vec3(-20 / SCALING, -20 / SCALING, 20 / SCALING), vec3(0, 0, 0), vec3(0,0,1));
 	initLights(rs);
 	gs->running = true;
 
@@ -245,9 +247,9 @@ loadScene(GameState* gs, RenderState* rs)
 
 	gs->coord_overlay = addCoordinateOverlay(rs);
 
-	OrbitalElements oe_2 = orbitInit(20180, 0.15, DEG2RAD(10), DEG2RAD(-90), 0, 0);
-	GameOrbit* go_2 = loadOrbit(gs, rs, body, oe_2, rg, "sat_02");
-	addManeuver(go_2, ImpulseType::PROGRADE, DEG2RAD(45), 0.5);
+	OrbitalElements el = orbitInit(8000, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	GameOrbit* go_1 = loadOrbit(gs, rs, body, el, rg, "sat_01");
+	addManeuver(go_1, ImpulseType::PROGRADE, DEG2RAD(-90), 0.4);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -280,15 +282,6 @@ updateSatelliteModel(TwoBodySystem& sys, double time_step)
 	sat.position = sys.rotation * glm::vec3(polarToRect(sat.theta, sat.r), 0);
 }
 
-void
-updateSatelliteEntity(Entity* e, const Satellite& sat)
-{
-	const static mat4 xform =
-		glm::rotate(mat4(1.0), (float) M_PI_2, vec3(1, 0, 0));
-	const vec3& v = sat.position;
-	setEntityPosition(e, xform * vec4(v.x, v.y, v.z, 1));
-}
-
 void
 updateOrbit(GameOrbit* orbit, bool running, double time_step)
 {
@@ -297,7 +290,7 @@ updateOrbit(GameOrbit* orbit, bool running, double time_step)
 	if (running && orbit->in_use) {
 		double previous_true_anom = orbit->system.sat.theta;
 		updateSatelliteModel(orbit->system, time_step);
-		updateSatelliteEntity(orbit->satellite_entity, orbit->system.sat);
+		setEntityPosition(orbit->satellite_entity, orbit->system.sat.position);
 
 		if (testManeuverStep(orbit->maneuver,
 					previous_true_anom,