almost half obstructed and considerably misaligned, but still almost no interruption over time---starlink has improved a lot in the last two years

almost half obstructed and considerably misaligned, but still almost no interruption over time---starlink has improved a lot in the last two years

https://preview.redd.it/ey4s3his06ih1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=9ea773f8a22b97da56dba9d3890a87481ec4bf96

"obstructionStats": {
      "fractionObstructed": 0.009577015,
      "validS": 23422,
      "avgProlongedObstructionIntervalS": "NaN",
      "timeObstructed": 1.7077349e-06,
      "patchesValid": 2506
    },

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13790 and https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11571189

    "alignmentStats": {
      "hasActuators": "HAS_ACTUATORS_NO",
      "tiltAngleDeg": 19.717003,
      "boresightAzimuthDeg": 161.45128,
      "boresightElevationDeg": 69.99185,
      "attitudeEstimationState": "FILTER_CONVERGED",
      "attitudeUncertaintyDeg": 1.320131,
      "desiredBoresightAzimuthDeg": -179.97394,
      "desiredBoresightElevationDeg": 63.582973
    },
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u/panuvic — 13 days ago

tail numbers of starlink-equipped westjet aircraft

faxd
fbwi
fbws
fcnw
fcsx
fctk
fdmb
fewj
ffph
fhcm
fiba
fkrf
fkwj
fkws
flbv
flsf
fmxa
fmxg
fnax
fnwd
fonk
fpls
fprp
fqgg
frax
frwa
fryv
ftxe
ftxf
fucs
fujr
fulj
fumf
fusm
fwij
fwjs
fwse
fwvj
fxms
fxwj
fxyk
fybk
fyjd
fypb
fyxc
fzrm
fzws
fzxi
gamq
gaws
gbzs
gcam
gddr
gdmp
gehf
gewj
gfeh
gfjd
gfjm
gfjo
gfjq
gfve
gfvn
gfvx
gism
giwj
gizg
gjkk
gjls
gjlz
gkwa
gkwj
glrn
glvu
glws
gmxb
gmxh
gnch
gndg
gocd
gorp
gowg
gpft
grag
grax
grtb
grws
gswj
gtsw
guln
guul
guws
gvwa
gwbl
gwbu
gwjj
gwjn
gwjq
gwju
gwlk
gwrg
gwsa
gwsb
gwsi
gwsj
gwsr
gwsv
gwsx
gwsy
gwsz
gwux
gxax
gxjr
gxrw
gxwj
gylp
gysd
gyys
gzsg
gzws
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u/panuvic — 15 days ago

current leading leo-sat-net players

are taking their own seat on the market ;-)

edit: 6h+ -> 600+

u/panuvic — 26 days ago

tail numbers of starlink-equipped sas aircraft---network verified already

note: add ei, ln and se prefix accordingly

dox
doy
doz
rgl
rgm
rgn
roa
rob
roc
rod
roe
rof
rog
roi
roj
rok
rol
rom
ron
roo
rop
ror
ros
rot
rou
rox
roy
roz
rua
rub
ruc
rud
rue
ruf
ruo
rup
rur
rza
rzb
rzc
rze
rzx
rzy
rzz
sae
saf
sag
sca
scf
sia
sic
sid
sie
sif
sih
sii
sin
sip
sis
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u/panuvic — 1 month ago

first starlink-equipped copa airlines aircraft

two dishes

PING 9901a 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 9901a: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=78.9 ms
64 bytes from 9901a: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=78.2 ms
64 bytes from 9901a: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=74.2 ms

--- 9901a ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 74.207/77.091/78.903/2.061 ms

PING 9901b 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 9901b: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=75.1 ms
64 bytes from 9901b: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=80.3 ms
64 bytes from 9901b: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=83.5 ms

--- 9901b ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 75.068/79.625/83.522/3.482 ms
u/panuvic — 1 month ago

first starlink-equipped aer lingus aircraft

two dishes too

PING ein1 56 data bytes
64 bytes from ein1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=20.0 ms
64 bytes from ein1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=25.7 ms
64 bytes from ein1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time=20.0 ms

--- ein1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 19.991/21.889/25.655/2.662 ms

and

PING ein2 56 data bytes
64 bytes from ein2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=23.6 ms
64 bytes from ein2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=18.5 ms
64 bytes from ein2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time=30.5 ms

--- ein2 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 18.535/24.195/30.474/4.893 ms
u/panuvic — 2 months ago

starlink commercial aviation: how many flying dishes are there right now?

currently, british airways: 6 (out of 10 installed)

virgin atlantic: 18 (24)

air france: 2 + many

emirates: 59 (76)

southwest: 2 (with tail number n8543z)

jsx: 4 + others

qatar airways: 232 (288)

air baltic: 27 (31)

sas: 86 (110)

westjet: 188 (236)

alaska including hawaiian airlines: 184

united: 2 (n37018) + 442

iberia: 2 (ec-maa)

aer lingus: 2 (ei-ein)

...

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u/panuvic — 2 months ago
▲ 11 r/Iberia

first starlink-equipped iberia aircraft

PING maa1(maa1) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from maa1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=27.4 ms
64 bytes from maa1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=27.9 ms
64 bytes from maa1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=55 time=28.8 ms

--- maa1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1998ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 27.367/28.026/28.798/0.589 ms

PING maa2(maa2) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from maa2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=24.4 ms
64 bytes from maa2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=23.6 ms
64 bytes from maa2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=55 time=28.2 ms

--- maa2 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 23.576/25.399/28.211/2.017 ms
u/panuvic — 2 months ago

latest alaska aircraft (n849ak) installed with starlink

two dishes

PING a849a(a849a) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from a849a): icmp_seq=1 ttl=43 time=75.6 ms
64 bytes from a849a): icmp_seq=2 ttl=43 time=121 ms
64 bytes from a849a): icmp_seq=3 ttl=43 time=112 ms

--- a849a ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2004ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 75.629/102.838/120.608/19.538 ms

and

PING a849b(a849b) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from a849b): icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=97.4 ms
64 bytes from a849b: icmp_seq=2 ttl=44 time=103 ms
64 bytes from a849b: icmp_seq=3 ttl=44 time=106 ms

--- a849b ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 97.372/102.008/105.763/3.481 ms
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u/panuvic — 2 months ago

latest sas aircraft (ln-sag) installed with starlink

two dishes

PING ssag1(ssag1) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from ssag1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=168 ms
64 bytes from ssag1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=44 time=169 ms
64 bytes from ssag1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=44 time=169 ms

--- ssag1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 167.849/168.367/168.747/0.379 ms

and

PING ssag2(ssag2) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from ssag2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=170 ms
64 bytes from ssag2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=44 time=170 ms
64 bytes from ssag2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=44 time=168 ms

--- ssag2 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 168.427/169.317/170.013/0.662 ms
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u/panuvic — 2 months ago

tail numbers of starlink-equipped aircraft---network verified independently

all qatar airways owned b77w, a359, a35k and many b788 and a few b77l have starlink now

bcy1
bcy2
bcb1
bcb2
bcq1
bcq2
bcp1
bcp2
bcm1
bcm2
bcd1
bcd2
bbh1
bbh2
alp1
alp2
bao1
bao2
baf1
baf2
bba1
bba2
bag1
bag2
bbc1
bbc2
bee1
bee2
aoa1
aoa2
ale1
ale2
aoc1
aoc2
baa1
baa2
baw1
baw2
bea1
bea2
bev1
bev2
amj1
amj2
anr1
anr2
baz1
baz2
anq1
anq2
anp1
anp2
bav1
bav2
bek1
bek2
anm1
anm2
bem1
bem2
ant1
ant2
ank1
ank2
ans1
ans2
alg1
alg2
bcv1
bcv2
bbi1
bbi2
alt1
alt2
bbg1
bbg2
ang1
ang2
baq1
baq2
bac1
bac2
alx1
alx2
bei1
bei2
bex1
bex2
bcz1
bcz2
anf1
anf2
anc1
anc2
bet1
bet2
aoh1
aoh2
bah1
bah2
alo1
alo2
bda1
bda2
bau1
bau2
beq1
beq2
bcs1
bcs2
alj1
alj2
bcl1
bcl2
alm1
alm2
beu1
beu2
alb1
alb2
ben1
ben2
bce1
bce2
bes1
bes2
beo1
beo2
beb1
beb2
ane1
ane2
alu1
alu2
bax1
bax2
ana1
ana2
and1
and2
amh1
amh2
anl1
anl2
ann1
ann2
amf1
amf2
bdd1
bdd2
anh1
anh2
ame1
ame2
aod1
aod2
ani1
ani2
alc1
alc2
alw1
alw2
ald1
ald2
ala1
ala2
als1
als2
amk1
amk2
bcw1
bcw2
all1
all2
aly1
aly2
bed1
bed2
bcj1
bcj2
bci1
bci2
alh1
alh2
bej1
bej2
bck1
bck2
alv1
alv2
alf1
alf2
baj1
baj2
bew1
bew2
bal1
bal2
bcg1
bcg2
anj1
anj2
aml1
aml2
bdb1
bdb2
ano1
ano2
ber1
ber2
aof1
aof2
amg1
amg2
bep1
bep2
beg1
beg2
bel1
bel2
aln1
aln2
bap1
bap2
bai1
bai2
beh1
beh2
anb1
anb2
bef1
bef2
bak1
bak2
alr1
alr2
aog1
aog2
alq1
alq2
bcx1
bcx2
ami1
ami2
alz1
alz2
bct1
bct2
bec1
bec2
bae1
bae2
bcu1
bcu2
bas1
alk1
alk2
bam1
bam2
bay1
bay2
bbb1
bbb2
ban1
ban2
bat1
bat2
ali1
ali2
bab1
bab2
aob1
aob2
aoe1
aoe2
bch1
bch2
bcc1
bcc2
bcn1
bcn2
bcf1
bcf2
bca1
bca2
bco1
bco2
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u/panuvic — 2 months ago