In this episode, we explore how satellite-based ADS-B technology is fundamentally changing aviation by achieving 100% continuous global air traffic surveillance. For decades, tracking was limited by the line-of-sight principle, where mountains, the Earth's curvature, and vast oceans restricted ground-based receivers to a range of only 100 to 150 nautical miles. These limitations created dangerous "dark zones" and "tracking gaps" where aircraft could essentially disappear from live view.

We dive into the mechanics of the solution: nano-satellite constellations equipped with receivers that capture "ADS-B Out" signals from space, bypassing all terrestrial obstacles. This data is relayed and processed in milliseconds ...