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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Jorg Behrens, Bremen, DE;
Klaus Werner, Schwulper, DE;
Lars-christian Hauer, Bremen, DE;
Toni Delovski, Bremen, DE;
Jorg Behrens, Bremen, DE;
Klaus Werner, Schwulper, DE;
Lars-Christian Hauer, Bremen, DE;
Toni Delovski, Bremen, DE;
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft—und Raumfahrt e.V., Cologne, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a monitoring system for the air-traffic control of flight objects (), which have transmitting units for emitting air-traffic control radio signals (ADS-B), wherein the air-traffic control radio signals (ADS-B) containing flight data concerning the respective aircraft (), the monitoring system comprising a plurality of receiving units (to), which are designed to receive the emitted air-traffic control radio signals, wherein a plurality of satellites (to) are provided, which each have communication means for forming a common satellite communication network and on each of which at least one of the receiving units (to) is arranged, wherein the receiving units (to) are connected to the communication means of the respective satellite (to) and are designed to transmit the flight data contained in the air-traffic control radio signals to at least one ground station () having a communication connection to the satellite communication network using a common communication protocol of the satellite communication network.