Aireon, the joint partnership of a number major air navigation service providers and Iridium Communications, said recent validation tests of the company’s new satellite system have been very successful. Aireon conducted the test jointly with the FAA and NavCanada from the agency’s William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Aireon Details the Effectiveness of New Satellites
Key Takeaways:
- Aireon, in partnership with the FAA and NavCanada, successfully conducted validation tests for its new satellite-based air traffic surveillance system.
- The trials involved aircraft flying in New York Oceanic and Edmonton airspaces, with orbiting Aireon payloads reliably receiving over 100,000 standard ADS-B messages, even from a 125-watt transponder.
- The tests confirmed high confidence in the system for daily air traffic services, noting that payload footprints covered significantly more surface area than anticipated, providing valuable redundancy for position authentication.
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