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Aireon Announces Strategic Partnership with FAA for Space-Based ADS-B Data Exploration

January 10, 2024November 12, 2020 by Emily Feliz

Aireon LLC (Aireon) announces a new partnership today with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to explore innovative uses of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) across the entire air traffic management spectrum using a global dataset.

FAA and Aireon Announce Space-Based ADS-B NextGen Technology Flight Test Success

January 5, 2024April 26, 2017 by Emily Feliz

Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting ADS-B data to be used as part of a larger validation effort exploring the new system’s capability from low-earth orbit.