SATERA

Space-based composite Ads-b and multilaTeration systEm validation thRough scalable simulAtions


SATERA addresses the concept of a space-based composite ADS-B + E-MLAT system using ADS-B and MLAT receiving stations on board small satellites on low Earth orbits.

SATERA Aims

SATERA aims to design and validate a GNSS independent ATC surveillance system enabling the definition of integrity parameters for space-based ADS-B data improving the Air Traffic Security and Safety. 

SATERA aims to be a key enabler to optimize air operations, mainly for long-haul flights over oceanic or uninhabited areas, allowing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the increase of airspace capacity, safety and security.

SATERA aims to enhance European airspace sovereignty by fostering the provision of critical ATM services by European companies, enhancing the European industrial leadership on the ATC by the use of satellites and boosting the deployment of space-based ADS-B in Europe.

SATERA Objectives

Project Timeline

Latest News

  • ✨ Highlights from Lake Bled✨
    Our team member Victor Monzonis Melero took the stage yesterday during the Airline Operations and Aviation Economics session. It’s been an inspiring week of connecting with the best minds in ATM research.A huge thank you to the SESAR Joint Undertaking for organizing such a dynamic event, and to all the industry colleagues who engaged with our research. We are coming away with new insights and renewed energy for the next… Read more: ✨ Highlights from Lake Bled✨
  • ✨IAC 2025 Paper pre-selected for ACTA Astronautica ✨
    We are pleased to announce that our paper, “Space-based multilateration system for a GNSS-independent aircraft localization”, presented by Giulio Sidoretti at the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney on 01 October 2025 , has been pre-selected by the session chairs for consideration in the peer-review process of Acta Astronautica, the official archival journal of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
  • CNSM 2025
    📍 Bologna, Italy (27–31 October 2025)During these days, our team from University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra) participated in the 21st International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM 2025), where Tiago Cruz presented a paper, “Exploratory Performance Evaluation of VM Migration as MQTT Moving Target Defence.” 🌐💻 This work, authored by a joint Portuguese–Brazilian team — Matheus Torquato, Tiago Cruz, Denis Rosario, Michele Nogueira, and Eduardo Cerqueira — investigates… Read more: CNSM 2025