BlipSat
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Your satellite messenger's link to the world.

Off the grid with a ZOLEO or Garmin inReach? Text a short command to BlipSat and get weather, aviation reports, sports scores, and web answers back over satellite — no cell signal required.

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Built for people who go where the signal doesn't

BlipSat turns the satellite communicator you already carry into a two-way line to the data you need.

Pilot checking weather on a satellite communicator in the cockpit

Pilots

Pull METAR, TAF, and D-ATIS for any airport before you taxi — straight to the cockpit, anywhere.

Sailor checking the forecast on a satellite communicator offshore

Sailors

Check the forecast and get answers from miles offshore, long past the last cell tower.

Hiker using a satellite communicator on a mountain trail

Hikers

Forecasts, trail conditions, and quick web lookups from deep in the backcountry.

How it works

Three steps, then just text from your device like you would a friend.

Subscribe

Create an account and pick a plan. You only pay for the service — your satellite plan stays with your device provider.

Register your device

Add the email address your ZOLEO or Garmin inReach sends from, so we know it's you.

Send a command

Message your BlipSat address from the field and get a concise reply, sized to fit your device.

WX KORD  →  METAR / TAF / D-ATIS for O'Hare
MLB CHC  →  latest Cubs score
SEARCH tide tables Monterey  →  a short web answer
HELP  →  the full command list

What is BlipSat?

BlipSat is a subscription messaging relay for satellite communicators. When you're beyond cell coverage, your ZOLEO or Garmin inReach can still send short text messages over the Iridium satellite network. BlipSat gives those messages somewhere useful to go: send a simple command and we fetch the answer — current weather and aviation briefings, sports scores, or a brief web search result — and send it right back to your device, automatically and within seconds of the satellite pass. No app to run in the field, no extra hardware: if your device can text, it can use BlipSat.

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