The new constellation will collect aircraft Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast messages and quickly relay them to Earth.

Thales, Spire Global and the European Satellite Services Provider announced a memorandum of cooperation June 13 to develop a satellite constellation dedicated to air traffic surveillance.  

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