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The satcom-based Planet service was developed with ESA’s help for air–ground communications in light aircraft. It is now used by larger aircraft and rotorcraft operations worldwide.
Atmosphere, a company based in France and Germany, created their Planet service with the help of ESA to provide light aircraft with inflight updates on the weather.
The service has now been adopted for data communication during special flight operations, ranging from scientific missions to commercial air transport and helicopter missions.