Aviation Navigation — Navigation, Positioning, Timing & Autonomous Mobility — Satellize

2.2Subsection · 6 applications

Aviation Navigation

Cockpit view of a pilot checking navigation instruments during aircraft approach to landing — Cockpit instruments guide pilots through precise satellite-assisted approaches, delivering passengers safely to runways worldwide.

Satellite GPS Guiding Aircraft From Sky to Runway

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GNSS Constellation
24+ satellites broadcast precise timing signals
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Ground Augmentation
SBAS stations correct atmospheric signal errors
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Avionics Processing
FMS computes 3D position to metre accuracy
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Flight Crew & ATC
Pilots and controllers use GPS for safe separation

GNSS signals, refined by ground augmentation networks, feed aircraft avionics to enable precision approaches and safe air traffic management.

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Sovereign PNT Systems

All of navigation

Maritime Navigation

Subsection 2.2 — Navigation, Positioning, Timing & Autonomous Mobility

Aviation Navigation

6 applications.

Applications

2.2.1 Aircraft Navigation Systems — Providing sovereign GNSS signal augmentation and integrity monitoring for civil and military aircraft operating in national airspace.
2.2.2 Flight Route Optimization — Using satellite-derived weather, wind, and atmospheric data to compute fuel-optimal, time-optimal flight routes in near-real-time for national carriers and military aviation.
2.2.3 Air Traffic Navigation — Providing satellite-based navigation signals and augmentation data that air traffic management systems use to separate, sequence and guide aircraft through sovereign airspace.
2.2.4 Airport Positioning Systems — Satellite-based ground positioning systems that give airports precise, real-time location data for aircraft, vehicles and infrastructure on the apron and taxiways.
2.2.5 Aviation Safety Monitoring — Continuous satellite-based surveillance of aircraft position, distress signals, and airspace anomalies to prevent mid-air collisions and accelerate emergency response.
2.2.6 Autonomous Aviation Routing — Providing satellite-derived positioning, timing and atmospheric data to enable unmanned and autonomous aircraft to plan and execute safe, certified flight routes without human-in-the-loop navigation.