Aireon
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Products | Satellite phones, satellite data modems, SPOT Satellite Messenger(TM) |
| Services | Global Beach and Aireon Alert |
| Website | aireon.com |
Aireon is an American company based in McLean, VA. Founded in 2011, it manufactures and deploys aircraft tracking and surveillance system.[1] It utilises an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast network, installed in the space for the global air traffic surveillance.nce.[2] In 2012, Aireon was registered as a separate company.[3][4]
History
Aireon project was launched in 2011 as a joint venture between satellite communications company Iridium Communications Inc, Ansps of Ireland and Nav Canada to work on a surveillance system to track aircraft around the globe in real time.[5] [6][7]Nav Canada invested $150 million to acquire 51% stake in the project. The company will be deploying all of its electrical satellite-based system in the space by 2018 to track aircrafts real time globally.[8][9][10] Iridium Communications hosts the Aireon payloads on its constellation of Iridium NEXT low-orbiting communication satellites.
In January 2017, Aireon launched and deployed carry ADS-B payloads through Iridium next satellites,[11] later in June, it launched another batch of satellites to plan its launch in 2018.[12][13] ANSPs including Nav Canada, UK NATS, ENAV, IAA, Naviair, Isavia, CAAS of Singapore, ATNS of South Africa, DC-ANSP, and Seychelles (SCAA) have signed a Data Services Agreement with Aireon.[14][15][16][17]
Technology
Through its ADS-B surveillance devices in the space, Aireon tracks aircraft’s position by eliminating the blind spots and delays by enabling the optimization of flight paths and altitudes from equipped aircraft to Air Traffic Management by relaying signals from all ADS-B equipped aircraft to controllers.[18]
References
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- ^ "Aireon and LVNL to assess space-based ADS–B". Airport Technology. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Aireon Launches, Deploys 10 More Iridium Next Satellites with ADS-B Payloads". Avionics. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Free Satellite Tracking Will Improve Ability To Locate Lost Planes". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ Dillow, Clay. "This Technology Will Make Missing Planes a Thing of the Past". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Aireon Launch Begins New Era for Satellite-Based Aircraft Surveillance". Flying Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Ramchandani, Nisha. "CAAS and Aireon pair up to improve aircraft tracking". The Business Times. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Presutti, Carolyn. "SpaceX Deploys Airplane Trackers in 'Delicate Choreography'". VOA. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Spillane, Hayley (2017-03-06). "Aireon Launches First ADS-B Hosted Payload and Begins Testing and Validating Data - Via Satellite -". Via Satellite. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "SpaceX sets Sept. 30 for third Iridium Next launch - SpaceNews.com". SpaceNews.com. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "La DSNA monte à bord de l'ADS-B satellitaire d'Aireon". Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ Times, Tech (2017-01-30). "Space Radio Developed For NASA Could Change Flight Tracking Worldwide". Tech Times. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "FlightAware moves headquarters higher into the sky". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Aireon aims at Asia, LatAm as Iridium deploys satellites". Reuters. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Space X rocket with 10 Iridium satellites launches from Vandenberg". sanluisobispo. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "SpaceX launches first batch of Iridium NEXT satellites". GPS World. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Qatar Airways to adopt Irish-backed Aireon's tracking system". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-08-31.