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Guides to the sky over your house

Everything overhead is knowable — these guides show you how to read it.

• What plane just flew over my house?That jet you can hear right now has a callsign, a route, and an altitude — and all of it i…
• How to identify a plane overhead by addressA step-by-step method to identify any aircraft over any US address using free, public ADS-…
• See the ISS tonight: exact times for your addressThe ISS is the third-brightest object in the sky and passes over most US towns several tim…
• Starlink train tonight — when and where to lookThose eerie strings of lights crossing the night sky are freshly launched Starlink satelli…
• Why are planes so loud over my house?If aircraft noise over your home changed suddenly — or never stops — there's a specific, f…
• What satellites are above me right now?Hundreds of satellites are above your horizon this second — Starlink, space stations, spy …
• How to watch a Starlink deploy from homeYou don't need to be in Florida. Within hours of a Starlink launch, the freshly deployed s…
• Aircraft squawk codes explained (7700, 7600, 7500)Every aircraft on a tracker shows a four-digit squawk code. Most are routine — three mean …