Skykraft

Organisation overview

Skykraft: A comprehensive global surveillance and VHF communication service going live late 2026

Skykraft is a transport infrastructure company, delivering space-enabled services. Our comprehensive ATM system will be operational late 2026. 

Skykraft’s global ATM Services, enabled by space, include: 

• Comprehensive ATM: in combining ADS-B and VHF communications services, from space, Skykraft offers air traffic controllers and pilots a genuinely comprehensive ATM service. 
• Global coverage: Our ATM System seamlessly covers the globe from ground level up, reducing the need for extensive terrestrial infrastructure or a change to air traffic controller or aircraft equipment. 
• Dedicated ATM System: Designed and built solely for ATM services, our space-enabled system does not have to compromise performance in sharing with other services. 
• Resilient through redundancy: Unprecedented performance levels and robustness are driven through layers of redundancy throughout. 
• Unmatched availability: With more than 99.9997 per cent availability, our ATM system keeps aircraft covered in the most challenging environments. 

Skykraft: Facilitating the Air Traffic Management for the Future 

• Capacity and growth: In enhancing a space-enabled surveillance service with VHF communications, we support more efficient airspace management, including trajectory-based operations and five nautical mile oceanic separation. 
• Sustainability: We assist the aviation industry to meet their net zero targets, by enabling more efficient routing that can reduce fuel burn and minimise contrails. 
• Robust surveillance: A minimum of four satellites in view of an aircraft at any time enables independent measurement and verification of aircraft position, even with total GNSS failure. 
• Evergreen System: Our space-enabled system is scalable to grow with demand. Continuous replenishment and replacement assure performance and an ability to deliver new ATM services. 

On track for delivery: Constellation rollout commences 2025 with operational service commencing late 2026.