Starlink Coverage Map
The Starlink constellation, live, calculated from public orbital data. Below: how coverage behaves over oceans and the poles, and which airlines fly under it.
What this map shows — and what it does not
The globe plots live Starlink satellite positions. We calculate them in your browser from the public two-line element sets that CelesTrak publishes, refreshed every six hours.
A satellite overhead does not mean WiFi on your flight. Service also needs a Starlink aviation terminal fitted to that exact airframe, an active plan from the airline, and a licence to operate in the airspace being crossed. Airlines fit their fleets one aircraft at a time, so two flights on the same route can differ.
For the authoritative service map, see Starlink Aviation. To find out what is on your aircraft, use the tail number lookup.
Coverage by sector
North Atlantic
The busiest oceanic corridor in the world, and the sector where older geostationary WiFi degrades most visibly. Laser links between satellites carry traffic across the gap between ground gateways.
Mid-Pacific
The longest stretch of open water on any commercial route. Hawaii and trans-Pacific sectors spend hours beyond the reach of any coastal gateway, so inter-satellite links carry the whole session.
Polar and high latitude
Geostationary satellites sit above the equator, so their signal arrives at a very low angle near the poles and fails above roughly 70° latitude. Starlink satellites pass overhead in inclined orbits instead.
Southern Ocean and South Atlantic
Thin gateway coverage and few land masses. Service here depends on laser relay rather than a gateway in view.
Continental airspace
Dense ground-gateway coverage over North America, Europe and East Asia. This is where service is most consistent.
Restricted airspace
Some countries do not licence Starlink. An aircraft can lose service while it crosses that airspace, even with a working terminal on board.
Airlines flying under this constellation
Confirmed Starlink operators. Open one to see the fleet rollout and which aircraft are fitted.
Why low orbit changes in-flight WiFi
Traditional in-flight WiFi uses geostationary satellites, roughly 35,786 km above the equator. A signal makes a round trip of more than 70,000 km, which adds hundreds of milliseconds of delay. That is why older in-flight WiFi loads a web page slowly and cannot hold a video call.
Starlink satellites orbit at about 550 km — some 65 times closer. The shorter path cuts latency to a level where video calls and live streaming work. The trade is that a low satellite moves fast, so the aircraft antenna must hand over from one satellite to the next continuously.
Compare what each provider actually delivers on the provider comparison, or see reported speeds on the speed test page.
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