The project provides rescue information for flights

A coalition of aviation agencies from the United States, Canada and Europe has been working together on the Aireon Global Space Surveillance Network project, using new-generation satellites that monitor the activity of all. commercial airplanes in the world. Once fully operational and operational by 2018, the network will provide free emergency information to all authorized airlines for effective management, according to monitor and search for any future flight incidents.

This is a free project of the Aireon Space Surveillance Network, launched by Iridium Communications, the United States Nav Navigator and three European air traffic control committees. The Aireon satellite network allows all authorized search and rescue agencies around the world to monitor emergency commercial aircraft operations to provide timely response. Besides, another advantage of the project is that it can be used easily without the need to install too many onboard equipment.

Basically, the Aireon satellite uses a system called ADS-B that allows the location of the aircraft in real time globally via GPS and broadcasts the information it finds to air traffic control stations. with radio waves on the ground. According to information from the developer, the satellite is capable of tracking 1000 active targets in airspace of no more than 2000km in diameter.

The first satellite in the project will be launched into orbit next year and will be fully deployed by the end of 2017 to be ready for operation in 2018. According to the plan, The United States Air Service (NATS) will be the first customers to use the system as it becomes operational.

However, all airlines in the world have the right to contract to use this service to serve the management and supervision of their fleet. With this free emergency information system, it is hoped that in the future, there will be no incident like MH370 from Malaysia or 447 from France in 2009.