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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][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Malaysia Airlines to track planes with satellites". BBC News. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. ^ "Aireon Surveillance Payloads See First ADS-B Traffic". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  3. ^ "Aireon and LVNL to assess space-based ADS–B". Airport Technology. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  4. ^ "Aireon Launches, Deploys 10 More Iridium Next Satellites with ADS-B Payloads". Avionics. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  5. ^ "Free Satellite Tracking Will Improve Ability To Locate Lost Planes". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  6. ^ Dillow, Clay. "This Technology Will Make Missing Planes a Thing of the Past". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  7. ^ "Aireon Launch Begins New Era for Satellite-Based Aircraft Surveillance". Flying Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  8. ^ Ramchandani, Nisha. "CAAS and Aireon pair up to improve aircraft tracking". The Business Times. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  9. ^ Presutti, Carolyn. "SpaceX Deploys Airplane Trackers in 'Delicate Choreography'". VOA. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "SpaceX sets Sept. 30 for third Iridium Next launch - SpaceNews.com". SpaceNews.com. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  12. ^ "La DSNA monte à bord de l'ADS-B satellitaire d'Aireon". Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  13. ^ Times, Tech (2017-01-30). "Space Radio Developed For NASA Could Change Flight Tracking Worldwide". Tech Times. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  14. ^ "FlightAware moves headquarters higher into the sky". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  15. ^ "Aireon aims at Asia, LatAm as Iridium deploys satellites". Reuters. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  16. ^ "Space X rocket with 10 Iridium satellites launches from Vandenberg". sanluisobispo. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  17. ^ "SpaceX launches first batch of Iridium NEXT satellites". GPS World. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  18. ^ "FlightAware, Aireon partner on space-based flight tracking system". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  19. ^ "Qatar Airways to adopt Irish-backed Aireon's tracking system". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-08-22.