Single Aireon Payload Received 6,935 ADS-B Messages From The NAV CANADA Test Aircraft Flying In The Montreal, Winnipeg And Edmonton Airspace
NAV CANADA has completed a successful flight test of space-based ADS-B technology. The test was conducted to collect ADS-B data used for validating Aireon's satellite aircraft surveillance and tracking service. The NAV CANADA flight occurred on March 7, 2017 and utilized a specially equipped Bombardier aircraft with both top and bottom mounted 125 watt ADS-B antennas. It was the first of two scheduled flight tests by the Canadian Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). Additional flight tests were done by the FAA and Polaris Flight Systems.