List/Grid Tag Archives: Aireon
Iridium says $3bn LEO satellite constellation upgrade complete
Iridium Communications announced the completion of its $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade campaign known as Iridium NEXT, during a press conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C….
Iridium launches last batch of 10 NEXT LEO satellites
Iridium Communications has announced that at 07:31 am PST (15:31 UTC) on Friday 11th January 2019 a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base and delivered…
GlobalBeacon satellite-based aircraft tracking goes live
Aireon LLC and FlightAware today announced that GlobalBeacon is live and providing airlines with global flight tracking ahead of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System…
NBAA: Rockwell Collins first to offer FlightAware Aireon ADS-B
Rockwell Collins is now offering Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking to its business aviation customers, a first for the company. The flight tracking solution is the result…
Leonardo signs MOU with Aireon to integrate ADS-B
Leonardo is to integrate data from Aireon into its ‘LeadInSky’ Air Traffic Management (ATM) solution, using the latter’s space-based ADS–B data. Leonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with…
Aireon ALERT tracking now open for pre-registration
Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have announced that air navigation service providers (ANSPs), aircraft operators, regulators and search and rescue organisations can now pre-register for their free, global…
Airbus and Aireon partner on AirSense ADS-B solution
Airbus Defence and Space has launched AirSense, an advanced analytics solution enabled by multi-source surveillance data, based on global Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data. The system is based on various…
Iridium now has 55 NEXT satellites in orbit after sixth launch
Iridium announced today that SpaceX has successfully launched five Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Shortly after deployment, Iridium confirmed successful communication with all five new…
UK’s NATS invests in Aireon space-based ADS-B tracking
NATS, the air traffic management organisation for the United Kingdom, has taken a 10% stake in Aireon, the air traffic and surveillance company that uses space-based ADS-B receivers aboard Iridium…
Fifth Iridium NEXT satellite launch completed successfully
SpaceX has successfully launched the fifth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, bringing the total now in orbit to 50. The launch took place from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
Iridium NEXT satellites in Vandenberg for fourth launch
Iridium Communications announced today that all 10 Iridium NEXT satellites for its fourth launch are now in processing at SpaceX’s west coast launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
SpaceX confirms successful launch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites
Iridium Communications has announced the successful third launch and deployment of its latest batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites. The satellites were delivered into low-Earth orbit approximately one hour after…
New target date announced for second Iridium NEXT Launch
Iridium Communications has announced the second launch for its Iridium NEXT satellite constellation has been moved earlier, and is now targeted for June 25, 2017 at 13:24:59 PDT with an…
NAV CANADA and Aireon complete space-based ADS-B test
Aireon says NAV CANADA has completed a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. The test was conducted to collect ADS-B data used for validating Aireon’s satellite…
FAA and Aireon announce next-gen ADS-B test success
Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced a successful atmospheric flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. They collected ADS-B data to be used as part…
Malaysia selects SITAONAIR / Aireon / FlightAware for tracking
SITAONAIR, Aireon and FlightAware have announced that Malaysia Airlines will be will have access to minute-by-minute, 100% global, flight tracking data, delivered by SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM FlightTracker. This solution will enhance…
Aireon and Thales validating space-based ADS-B data
Aireon and Thales have officially begun the testing and validation of the Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data. The the start of data validation marks a major…
Aireon signs agreement with Iceland for space-based ADS-B
Aireon has signed a data services agreement with Isavia, the Icelandic Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for its space-based ADS-B service. Isavia will deploy Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)…
