Where are the satellites?

All Satellite communication is "line of sight". No satellite device will work indoors or in a vehicle without an external antenna.

To use your satellite device without an external antenna make sure you are outside with an unobstructed view of the sky, with the antenna fully extended.

Iridium - the more of the sky you can see, the better the service. Iridium uses 66 satellites revolving around the earth. The satellite you are using can be, at any time, anywhere in the sky. For best results you need to have a clear view of the sky horizon to horizon. A limited view of the sky may result in moments of service unavailability or call drop outs.

Inmarsat - in Australia you will be connecting to a geostationary satellite. The position of the satellite in the sky is fixed and will only appear to change if you move your location significantly (1000's of kms). You do not need to see all of the sky, just the part where the satellite is located. Inmarsat look angles and elevation above the virtual horizon can be found here.

Thuraya - you will be connecting to a geostationary satellite. As for Inmarsat he position of the satellite in the sky is fixed and will only appear to change if you move your location significantly (1000's of lkm). You do not need to see all of the sky, just the part where the satellite is located. Thuraya look angles and elevation above the virtual horizon can be found here.