Aireon System Gains Enhanced Resilience with Iridium Satellite Launch

Satellite

Five additional satellites increase number of in-orbit spares to 14 Aireon announced today the successful launch and deployment of an additional 5 satellites carrying its space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads, hosted on the upgraded Iridium® satellite constellation. The five satellites were launched this morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California via a SpaceX Falcon … Read more

Papua New Guinea Expands Use of Aireon Space-Based ADS-B Data

The entire flight information region (FIR) of Papua New Guinea – from the ground to 60,000 feet – will use Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data to manage aircraft, under an agreement signed by NiuSky Pacific Limited (NSPL), the air navigation service provider of Papua New Guinea, and Aireon. Papua New Guinea has been … Read more

Aireon, AZANS Expand Relationship with MOU

Aireon, AZANS sign MOU for ATM collaboration.

Building upon their successful relationship, Azeraeronavigation (AZANS), the air navigation service provider of the Azerbaijan Republic, and Aireon have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further explore applications of Aireon’s high-fidelity, trusted Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data for more widespread use in the country’s busy airspace. Under the MOU, signed today at the Airspace … Read more

COCESNA Signs On For More Aireon Data

Central American air navigation service provider (ANSP) COCESNA (Corporación Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegación Aérea) has signed a three-year contract for Aireon’s market-leading, space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data, confirming the outstanding operational and safety benefits to the region. For COCESNA, which had been trialing Aireon data for the past 18 months, the Aireon data … Read more

Papua New Guinea Using Aireon Data for Reduced Separation

Utilizing Aireon LLC’s (Aireon) space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data services, Papua New Guinea’s National Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP), NiuSky Pacific Limited (NSPL), is achieving unparalleled operational efficiencies for its airspace through reduced surveillance-based separation standards.