The SESAR European Concept for Higher Airspace Operations (ECHO) project has delivered a final Concept of Operations (ConOps) to the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking for
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Category: Space traffic management
HENSOLDT, Fraunhofer and German space agency work together on space surveillance radar
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT has agreed to cooperate with the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology FHR with the aim of transforming the
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UK CAA refreshes airspace modernisation strategy to facilitate new entrants
The UK Secretary of State for Transport has approved the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) latest Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS). This new version replaces the 2017/18
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NASA satellite missions explore impact of space weather on communications
Two CubeSats, or small satellites, are on a quest to provide insight on space weather disturbances and the subsequent impact on communication signals, according to
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UK regulator issues Virgin Orbit licences ahead of UK launch
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued the final remaining licences to Virgin Orbit ahead of a planned UK launch after requirements were met within
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Halo Space “makes first successful test flight of its space tourism balloon”
Halo Space has made a first successful test flight of its space tourism capsule (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/latest-news-and-information/halo-space-tourist-company-to-make-first-flight-trial-balloon-flight-in-december-2022/) Balloon Facility of the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR)
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FAA publishes fact sheet on Upper Class E airspace concept of operations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published concept of operations on Upper Class E Airspace Traffic Management (ETM) Concept of Operations (ConOps). Upper Class E
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Spaceport Cornwall receives first-ever UK spaceport licence
The UK’s first orbital space launch moved one step closer to take-off as Spaceport Cornwall received the UK’s first ever spaceport licence, says the UK
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SoftBank and HAPSMobile develop radiowave propagation simulator for HAPS
Softbank and its subsidiary HAPSMobile have developed a radiowave propagation simulator for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric-based wireless communication systems. The simulator implements the
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Eurocontrol forum on impact of new airspace entrants on air traffic management operations
European safety agency Eurocontrol is hosting a strategic webinar on 16 November addressing the impact of space launches on the European air traffic management network.
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