Iris Operations Studies SIRIO-Study for the Satellite Air Ground Interface with Reliable and Interoperable Operations

SIRIO is one of the three Operations Studies included in the framework of the ESA Iris Programme, which aims to design and develop a new Satellite Communication system for Air Traffic Management. SIRIO focus is on the definition of a Service Model and Business Model for the provision of ATS and AOC communication services via satellite. The definition activity is based on the analysis of the ATM service value chain, and takes into account also the impact of the regulatory framework. Revenue Model was designed and together with associated CAPEX and OPEX estimates based on the Reference system architecture coming from the Manufacturer Study constitutes the basis for a Business Case Analysis. Positive Preliminary results coming from the business case and based on different Public/private Partnerships financing schemes are shown.