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Will your dish see the sky?

Check how much of the sky a Starlink dish, or a DirecTV, Dish, HughesNet or Viasat dish, can see from any address, at any mounting height. Trees and buildings come from USGS lidar.

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Starlink

Starlink needs a wide cone of open sky, mostly to the north in the US. Trees inside it cause the short dropouts people notice on calls and games. See how much is blocked, and how high the dish needs to go to clear it.

Satellite TV and internet

DirecTV, Dish, HughesNet and Viasat dishes point at one fixed spot in the sky. Get the exact direction and angle, and whether a tree is in the way.

Before you buy

Check a property, cabin or campsite from home. Starlink's own app can scan the sky too, but only when you're standing at the spot.