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B Away!
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Space-based ADS-B Out
enables suitably equipped
aircraft to broadcast their
position via a datalink to a
ground station. The aircraft
determines its position using
global positioning system (GPS) satellites and then
uses a transmitter to communicate that position at
short intervals to ground stations.
The technology lets air traffic controllers track the
location of aircraft anywhere at any time, enabling
efficiency and safety benefits. The first commercial
space-based ADS-B service, run by Aireon, launched
earlier this year (see box ADS-B trials) and with several
deadlines for the mandatory installation and operation
of ADS-B Out approaching over the coming months,
including in the USA and Europe, the technology can
no longer be ignored by business aviation operators.
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