The first batch of Australia’s air traffic management satellites (ATM) will soon be launched on a SpaceX rocket as part of a project to improve the communication and surveillance of the country’s aviation activity.
The satellites are created under the collaboration of Australian space services company Skykraft, a spin-off from The University of New South Wales (UNSW), and Airservices Australia, which is responsible for managing the country’s skies.
Under the project, Skykraft will launch over 200 ATM satellites into space in the next two years to monitor domestic and international flights.
The first satellite launch is scheduled in early January 2023 via a SpaceX flight from Florida’s Cape Canaveral….