1. 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

2. European Organisation+
National Regulatory Authorities
Air Navigation Service Providers
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3. ATM Today Air Transport – Air Navigation - Europe
ICAO: The contracting States recognise that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.
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
Key points:
Responsibility for airspace lies with the States
Europe as a whole is complex and integration is a real challenge
Note that in addition to the 17,000 ATCOs in Ops there are about 2,500 ATCOs on other duties and almost two thousand ATCO trainees (860 ab initio & 990 on the job) – they’re included in “other staff”
14.2 million flight hours controlled
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4. A starting point
ICAO: The contracting States recognise that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.
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But………….
Where does airspace end??
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6. Fragmentation
This slide and the next one show the purpose of the FABs – to reduce the fragmentation across Europe
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7. Commercial Space

8. Defragmentation – FABs
Although the FABs exist, the there is little evidence of any real operational/performance benefits as yet.
We hope that a willingness to pursue greater cross-border operational services will be one of the secondary benefits of the Centralised Services
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9. Comparison with USA IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE USA EUROPE 1 Service Provider
1 Regulator
+/- 22 ACCs
EUROPE
41 States
EASA + national regulators
+/- 63 ACCs
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10. Commercial Space

11. Defragmentation – FABs
Although the FABs exist, the there is little evidence of any real operational/performance benefits as yet.
We hope that a willingness to pursue greater cross-border operational services will be one of the secondary benefits of the Centralised Services
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12. 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.

13. 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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14. Columbia debris trail

15. 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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16. ATC Operating Procedures
Conventional radar control.
Existing separation standards.
Instrument Flight Rule requirements.
Can they be applied to aerospace operations?
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17. A Possible Solution? Past Today Future Procedural Control
the current and planned a/c positions
Today
Radar Control
Know the current and estimate planned a/c positions
Future
Trajectory
Management
Know & share the current & planned a/c positions
Introductory slide to the SESAR concept.
More detailed slide available if required
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18. Questions ?? Martin Griffin Commercial Space Strategy Directorate ATM
EUROCONTROL
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