North Atlantic

Cleared Direct Oct 31, 2026

Aireon, the Iridium Satellite Constellation That Closed the Oceanic ADS-B Blind Spot, and What Four Hundred Million Square Miles of Darkness Actually Cost the Industry

Aireon's 66-satellite network ended the North Atlantic's oceanic surveillance blind spot, delivering 1-second position updates where controllers once waited 14 minutes.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 20, 2026

The Aireon Space-Based ADS-B Network, the Surveillance Gap MH Three-Seventy Exposed Over the Ocean, and the Iridium Satellites That Finally Filled It

How Aireon's Iridium NEXT-hosted ADS-B receivers ended a century-long oceanic surveillance gap, delivering 8-second global position updates since 2019.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 5, 2026

Aireon, the Iridium NEXT Satellite Constellation, and the Space-Based ADS-B Network That Finally Made Every Oceanic Flight Visible in Real Time

Aireon mounted ADS-B receivers on the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2019, ending decades of oceanic blind spots with real-time global surveillance.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 26, 2026

Aireon, the Iridium NEXT Satellite Array, and the Space-Based ADS-B Network That Finally Gave Controllers Eyes Over the Open Ocean

Aireon's space-based ADS-B network uses 66 low-Earth orbit satellites to deliver 8-second position updates over the open ocean, replacing a system where oceanic controllers worked with data up to 10 minutes old.

Vector

The Hangar Sep 16, 2026

John Alcock, Arthur Whitten Brown, and the Sixteen Hours Over the Atlantic That Nobody Said Could Be Done

On June 14, 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight, crossing 1,890 miles in 16 hours and 27 minutes - eight years before Lindbergh.

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