Can our ATM systems cope? Integration of commercial space operations into the existing ATM system Martin Griffin Commercial Space Strategy Directorate.

Can our ATM systems cope?Integration of commercial space operations into the existing ATM system

Martin Griffin

Commercial Space Strategy

Directorate ATM

EUROCONTROL

March 2015

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European Organisation

+National Regulatory Authorities

Air Navigation Service Providers

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ATM TodayAir Transport – Air Navigation - Europe

EUROCONTROL

41 Member States, typically each with its own ANSP

Approximately 63 Area Control Centres (ACC)

Over 700 sectors when at full capacity

Approx. 17,000 Air Traffic Controllers

Approx. 41,000 other staff

Total Employees 58,000 Total revenue B€8/year

ICAO: The contracting States recognise that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.

Commercial Space

A starting point

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ICAO: The contracting States recognise that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.

But………….

Where does airspace end??

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Fragmentation

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Defragmentation – FABs

Comparison with USA

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IMPORTANTDIFFERENCE

USA

1 Service Provider1 Regulator+/- 22 ACCs

EUROPE

41 StatesEASA + national regulators+/- 63 ACCs

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Defragmentation – FABs

Equitable Access to Airspace

Predictable and equitable access to airspace for commercial operations.

Segregated operations require a volume of airspace to be sterilized to accommodate activity.

Sterile airspace disrupts civil aviation traffic flows causing increased economic and environmental costs.

Target Levels of Safety

In aviation, the acceptable level of safety is generally defined in terms of the probability of an aircraft accident occurring.

Commercial space operations Target Levels of Safety.

Need to ensure existing levels of safety for other airspace users is not compromised.

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Columbia debris trail

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ATM Technical Systems

Communications Navigation Surveillance

Requires minimum aircraft equipage standards Can the existing systems cope What technical upgrades are needed

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ATC Operating Procedures

Conventional radar control.

Existing separation standards.

Instrument Flight Rule requirements.

Can they be applied to aerospace operations?

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A Possible Solution?

Past

Procedural Control

the current and planned a/c positions

Today

Radar Control

Know the current andestimate planned a/c

positions

Future

TrajectoryManagement

Know & share the current & planned a/c positions

Questions ??

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Martin GriffinCommercial Space StrategyDirectorate ATMEUROCONTROL

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