don toma is president and ceo of arion, a mclean based company working to modernize air traffic control on a global scale. >> people become much more aware of the issue. obviously events like mh-370 or the airasia flight show there isn't a way to track aircraft in places like this. >> reporter: right now the primary way to track a plane is through radar technology from the '30s and '40s. it works well over land but notice how it fades when flying over remote areas or once you get about 150 miles from shore. as a solution they are looking up at space, launching 81 satellites that will use state-of-the-art gps technology all planes are required to have by 2020. this is the first time news cameras have been allowed in here in their satellite network operations center. it is the backbone of this new flight tracking system in the making essentially a mission control based here in leesburg virginia that has the potential to change the way we fly worldwide. >> this capability will not only be able to provide the ability to see where the airplanes are, but we believe you can close up the separa

don toma is president and ceo of a mclean-based company working to modernize air traffic control on a global scale. >> people have become much more aware of the issue. obviously events like mh-370 highlight to the traveling public there isn't a way to track aircraft in places like this. >> reporter: right now the primary way to pinpoint a plane is through radar, technology from the '30s and '40s. it works well over land but notice how the ground-based technology fades when flying over remote areas or once you get about 150 miles from shore. as a solution the company is looking up at space, launching 81 slilts that will use state-of-the-art gps technology all planes are required to have by 2020. this is the first time news cameras have been allowed in here in the satellite network operations center. it is the backbone of this new flight tracking system in the making essentially, a mission control based here in leesburg virginia, that has the potential to change the way we fly worldwide. >> this capability will not only be able to provide br where the airplanes are but close up the sepa