Balloon-borne air traffic management (ATM) as a precursor to space-based ATM

Brodsky, Yuval; Rieber, Richard; Nordheim, Tom

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.06.013

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“…In recent years, several attempts have been made for measuring ADS-B messages with HABs including [4,3,2,6]. These experiments all tried to hoover balloons on a high altitude close to 30 kilometer and measure ADS-B traffic at that altitude.…”

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“…Since the balloons hoovered on a high altitude, they ignored the altitudes below. The exception is [2], they did launch a balloon that measured the intermediate altitudes between the ground and their 30 kilometer altitude. The results are rather coarsely divided in one hour slots, so it is difficult to assess the effect of altitude with these results.…”

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Higher than a kite: ADS-B communication analysis using a high-altitude balloon

Schäfer¹,

Calvo-Palomino²,

Minucci³

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EPiC Series in Computing

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Receiving signals on the 1090 MHz frequency, one of the most important radio frequencies used in aviation, is typically done using ground-based receivers. However, an increasing number of airborne or even space-based receivers also aim to receive these signals for applications such as air traffic surveillance and collision avoidance. In this paper, we present our results from a high-altitude radio frequency measurement campaign with the goal to gain insights about the challenges and limitations of receiving 1090 MHz signals at high altitudes. We used a high-altitude balloon equipped with a software-defined radio to collect 1090 MHz signal data. In an extensive analysis of these data, we identify several challenges and provide a first impression of the radio environment at altitudes up to 33.5 km.

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confidence: 99%