Vessel Tracking Devices
The RockFLEET is designed for permanent installation on your vessel; it's fully ruggedized and will send your location data and messages from anywhere on the globe. It's dual-mode cellular and satellite, and will use the lowest cost service available.
The RockSTAR is an essential safety device for sailors; it has a phenomenal battery life, and a host of safety features making it ideal for emergency communication.
The Iridium GO! turns your smartphone into a satellite phone, so you can make calls in addition to sending message and location data.
“The RockFLEET device is a high-quality product that has proven easy to install and operate, but still offers the sophisticated data and coverage that the Queensland fishing industry requires.”
Peter Bolger CEO, Pivotel
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Iridium Coverage Map
Our preferred vessel tracking devices utilize the Iridium satellite constellation for three key reasons: global coverage, low latency, and high reliability.
The Iridium satellite constellation is in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which means that your location data and messages will typically be sent and received in less than one second.
Their cross-linked network of 66 satellites means that not only is there usually three to four satellites passing overhead at any given time, they also send data between each other. That means you don’t need to ‘point’ your satellite device; the signal will be received and transmitted from anywhere on the globe with a clear view of the sky.
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Short Burst Data Service Plans and Pricing
We use the Short Burst Data (Iridium SBD) service on the RockFLEET and RockSTAR, because it’s extremely cost-effective for tracking and basic messaging. That said, we’re fully aware that the pricing displayed below doesn’t ‘translate’ easily to actual usage, and would encourage you to call / email us to discuss your requirements, so we can quote for your airtime individually.
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.
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