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What's also exciting about Iridium NEXT is they will have a hosted payload that will do global tracking of aircraft. Right now organizations like the FAA and N

by diek 12y ago

What's also exciting about Iridium NEXT is they will have a hosted payload that will do global tracking of aircraft. Right now organizations like the FAA and NAV CANADA are very dependent on ground stations to track planes. Satellite tracking would be a big step forward: http://www.aireon.com/AboutAireon/AnIridiumInnovation http://www.aireon.com/AboutAireon/AnIridiumInnovation

ak217 12y ago
How does that compare to Immarsat?
- apercu 12y ago
  Inmarsat's constellation is not global (pole to pole) coverage. Iridium's value proposition here (with a subsidiary named Aireon) is global ADS-B coverage.