The strategy was an ambitious one in March when the FAA, Nav Canada and Polaris Flight Systems flew planes through US and Canadian airspace to put Aireon LLCs forthcoming aircraft tracking service through its first real-world tests. Aireon, a joint venture of the Iridium satellite company and Canada's air traffic control provider Navcanada, hoped the tests would verify that radio receivers on Iridium's first batch of new satellites could accurately collect thousands of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast messages.
Aireon: Test flights read loud and clear
Aerospace America ; 55 , 6 ; 9
2017
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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