Popular Tracking Devices for Pilots
The RockSTAR is literally a life-saver: with it you can send and receive messages from anywhere in the world with a clear view of the sky. Used by aviators as an essential piece of safety equipment.
The RockBLOCK isn't actually a tracker. But we've put it in here because it's used a lot in UAVs / drones to facilitate BVLOS communications.
“We’re absolutely delighted to bring the revolutionary capabilities and affordability of the RockAIR to the US firefighting market. With nearly ten years of global customer experience and insights in airborne firefighting built into the RockAIR, USFS’s approval of the RockAIR is a hugely satisfying validation of our technology.”
Chris Hinch CIO, Tracplus
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Iridium Coverage Map
The Iridium satellite constellation is in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) which presents several benefits for aircraft tracking. The main benefit is latency: the speed at which your location or message will be transmitted and received is typically less than one second.
The Iridium satellite network is also ideal for mobile applications, as antennas are omni-directional, and do not need to be pointed; their data will be accepted by the passing satellite and then ‘handed off’ to the next satellite, delivering 100% seamless coverage.
Iridium’s global, low-latency SBD service provides the ideal solution for monitoring and updating status on everything from containers and trucks to planes and ships. And since it is connected to the only truly global mobile satellite communications network, it works anywhere on the planet, with no expensive roaming charges or multiple service agreements.
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Short Burst Data Service Plans and Pricing
For more information about our SBD Service Plans, please visit our dedicated Iridium SBD Pricing page.
Satellite airtime isn’t cheap, and we pride ourselves on delivering great value for our customers. So, rather than having a small number of plans that will either see you rack up expensive overage fees, or pay for data you don’t use, we tailor our plans to every customer. These are example plans only; let us know what your data requirements are and we’ll make a plan that suits you.
Also, please note that our annual plans are available for any SBD device; our Pay-As-You-Go plans are exclusive to Ground Control manufactured devices.
Our pay-as-you-go plans offer great flexibility for development purposes, and are available for the RockBLOCK 9602 and RockBLOCK 9603 plug-and-play satellite transceivers, the RockSTAR personal tracking device, RockFLEET vehicle tracking device, and the RockAIR aircraft tracking device.
Line rental allows the SBD device to exchange information with the Iridium satellite network. Credits are used each time you transmit.
Line rental allows the SBD device to exchange information with the Iridium satellite network. Credits are used each time you transmit. One credit is used per 50 bytes (or part thereof) of message sent or received. One credit is also used if you check your mailbox and there are no messages waiting (a mailbox check).
Be sure to check out our SBD Pricing page for full details of our Pay-As-You-Go service plans.
Benefits of Iridium Short Burst Data Service
Flexible Connectivity Solutions
Truly Global Coverage + Low Latency
Cloudloop Platform and Applications
Customized Airtime Service Plans
Aircraft Tracking Case Studies
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July 21, 2021Aviation Trackers for Search and Rescue
Aviation is considered one of the safest methods of travel, but with technical or human error, mistakes and accidents can still happen, leaving pilots and passengers in need of rescue.
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January 31, 2018RockAIR Approved by United States Fire Service
The RockAIR brings satellite and cellular tracking together in a portable carry-on, carry-off form factor at a much lower cost than traditional dual-mode solutions.
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July 25, 2022Effortless cloud-based fleet tracking with v2track
When you combine the tracking and communication capabilities of the RockAIR, RockSTAR and RockFLEET devices with v2track’s innovative and constantly improved software solution, you have an end-to-end solution for fleet tracking, anywhere in the world.
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February 2, 2022Enhanced Real-time Tracking and Communications with TracPlus
TracPlus is the trusted real-time tracking and communication platform used by first responders, government agencies, militaries, and other critical operators around the world. Their platform has been developed to deliver situational awareness to first responders, irrespective of who owns the asset, what the asset is, who provides the tracking, or what the platform or signal type is – be it radio, cellular or satellite.
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October 12, 2022How RockBLOCK helps deliver medical care via drone
Cancer patients in remote areas can experience issues in receiving their chemotherapy treatment. Transporting the chemotherapy via drone reduces the transport time to 30 minutes.
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