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Successful Fifth Space-Based ADS-B Launch Brings Flight Tracking System Closer to Full Deployment

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When the Aireon payloads from the fifth launch come online, the system will have nearly global coverage with 15-minute or better update intervals. This signifies optimal timing for airlines to begin testing the capabilities of space-based ADS-B. This will assist airlines with meeting the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations that require aircraft be equipped with an aircraft tracking system for those flights not tracked by air… (flightaware.com) More...

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cheshire
Cal Keegan 6
Congratulations! Huge props to Iridium, Aireon, SpaceX and FlightAware. Space-based ADS-B is a huge game-changer...
Yukishau
Shaun S 2
Will I see an aircraft with a GTX-327 and GDL 88 full flight now like it used to be or no? I'm not certain how all this stuff works yet. Thanks
dbaker
dbaker 4
Yes, you can track airplanes on FlightAware with 1090MHz out like the GDL 88 emits.
rowi
Rolf W. 1
Any chance for general aviation? Would be great to see a Cessna traveling cross Atlantic.
dbaker
dbaker 2
Sure, it works fine on any GA airplane with a 1090MHz transponder, like the GDL 88.
Carvalho70
Would this new ADS-B System be able to track Global Weather as well? This is needed.
PeterHR
Could FA produce a global planes in flight picture with - say - ground based ADS pls 320s o be colour, MLAT another and space based a third ...to illustrate what we're missing.
dbaker
dbaker 1
Yes, you can turn on/off all the different data types on this coverage map: https://flightaware.com/adsb/coverage#data-coverage
plantedinthesoil
Dorothy Baker 1
Bravissimo!
jthyland
jthyland 1
Super.
raymondwatson
Sounds great. But it must be getting a bit crowded up there all those satelites Ray
shrudini
shrudini 0
Congrats!
calipsso
Only one update a minute? A plane can travel a long way in 1 minute at 500+kts /hr...

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