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Successful Fifth Space-Based ADS-B Launch Brings Flight Tracking System Closer to Full Deployment
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) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Bravissimo!
Only one update a minute? A plane can travel a long way in 1 minute at 500+kts /hr...
Would this new ADS-B System be able to track Global Weather as well? This is needed.
Sounds great. But it must be getting a bit crowded up there all those satelites Ray
Super.
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.
Yes, you can turn on/off all the different data types on this coverage map: https://flightaware.com/adsb/coverage#data-coverage