Digital applications for satellite constellations

Enaire and Indra have created a public-private initiative project for satellite technology innovation. Once the validation phase has taken place, the project’s objective is to create and deploy a network of more than 200 small satellites at a low altitude to improve air traffic management with a global service vision over the entire planet. Startical will offer state-of-the-art, highly differentiated technological solutions in satellite-to-satellite communication with advanced Artificial Intelligence and Big Data capabilities. In this regard, it will provide air navigation managers with better information and communication coverage, thus multiplying the efficiency and punctuality of flights, whilst also considerably reducing their environmental impact and maintaining the highest levels of safety. Enaire and Indra estimate that Startical’s success will have a very positive “pull effect” on the Spanish technology industry. We will address some of those challenges related with day-to-day operations of this large number of safety critical satellites.