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The attached image shows the future of ACARS monitoring
Inmarsat , ACARS via satellite.
All the plots shown , apart from the red triangles , are satellite ACARS in origin
Following the MH370 tragedy Inmarsat promoted the use of regular ACARS style updates via satellite.
The initial trials took place in the Pacific last year and gradually airline fleets are adopting the principle of regular updates.
The satcomms equipped a/c log in via L band to the satellites , the signal is then downlinked from the geo sat to the ground stations at C band.
These signals can be picked up with a standard satellite dish as small as 120cm.
Data via satellite is similar in content to Mode S.
Planeplotter now has a small network of satellite ground stations providing real time coverage across
Europe and Australasia .So far we have no stations in the US.
If you have a suitable satellite dish , then why not give it a try.
Full details on the Planeplotter forum.
Inmarsat , ACARS via satellite.
All the plots shown , apart from the red triangles , are satellite ACARS in origin
Following the MH370 tragedy Inmarsat promoted the use of regular ACARS style updates via satellite.
The initial trials took place in the Pacific last year and gradually airline fleets are adopting the principle of regular updates.
The satcomms equipped a/c log in via L band to the satellites , the signal is then downlinked from the geo sat to the ground stations at C band.
These signals can be picked up with a standard satellite dish as small as 120cm.
Data via satellite is similar in content to Mode S.
Planeplotter now has a small network of satellite ground stations providing real time coverage across
Europe and Australasia .So far we have no stations in the US.
If you have a suitable satellite dish , then why not give it a try.
Full details on the Planeplotter forum.