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New satellite network will make it impossible for aeroplanes to go missing

Source: Vsoft, 31/01/2019

These â€œadvanced Iridium Communications satellitesâ€ are each the size
of a small car, and alongside new Aireon air surveillance technology,
will also be used to power satellite phones and Internet networks.
Currently, aircraft are mainly tracked with radar technology, which
struggle when planes fly over oceans.
â€œ70% of the worldâ€™s airspace has no surveillance,â€ said Don Thoma,
CEO of Aireon.
â€œAircraft fly over the oceans and report back their positions to air
traffic control every 10-15 minutes at best â€` and in between those
periods, no one knows where they are.â€
All commercial flights in the US and Europe must have GPS
transponders installed by 2020, which will allow the new satellites
to track their movements.
This new technology may also allow more flights over the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans at one time.

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