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Old 31st Oct 2015, 21:49
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by Engineless
ADS-B does have a timestamp:

Source:
Crash of Metrojet Flight 7K9268 | Flightradar24 Blog
ADS-B does not have a native timestamp (ie one transmitted as part of the data packet).

Obviously at the point of reception one can be added by the receiver software and/or by the server that subsequently processes the data - but it doesn't originate from the aircraft and so cannot be assumed to be consistent between different receiving stations.
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