WRC-15 allocates flight tracking spectrum

Following the loss of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March 2014, theWorld Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) has agreed to allocate spectrum for global flight tracking 

The frequency band 1087.7-1092.3 MHz – currently being utilized for the transmission of ADS-B signals from aircraft to terrestrial stations within line-of-sight – has been allocated to the aeronautical mobile-satellite service (Earth-to-space) for reception by space stations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) emissions from aircraft transmitters.

This extends ADS-B signals beyond line-of-sight to facilitate reporting the position of aircraft equipped with ADS-B anywhere in the world, including oceanic, polar and other remote areas.

Read the full story and interview with Don Thoma, President and CEO of Aireon at 
https://newslog.itu.int/archives/1146

source:https://www.southgatearc.org/    www.southgatearc.org/