C5 EdgeNode
800 MHz + C‑V2X mesh on every aircraft. A2X 5030 when adopted.
3.1″ × 2.5″ × 0.8″ · <77g · <5W
Vision: zero collisions in the air
Connect every aircraft.
Deconflict in real time.
Every drone, eVTOL, light aircraft, and eventually large commercial aircraft — civil and defense — connected for electronic conspicuity. Free COP and API at airspacex.com, powered by AeroNet UTM. C5 EdgeNode meshes air-to-air; Starlink keeps the picture alive when towers drop.
The sky, connected
Drones, eVTOL, helicopters, light aircraft, and large commercial aircraft intersecting below 2,000 ft — each carrying C5 EdgeNode, mesh-linked air-to-air, with Starlink satellites carrying the picture back when the ground network can’t.
Starlink backhaul
When terrestrial links drop, Starlink keeps AeroNet fed beyond line of sight.
COP powered by AeroNet UTM
The AirspaceX COP for low-altitude airspace, powered by AeroNet UTM — or bring your own through the API. aeronetutm.com
Features unlocked when everything is connected
C5 EdgeNode on every aircraft, Starlink backhaul when towers drop, and a COP powered by AeroNet UTM — or bring ATAK / WinTAK / SitaWare / your stack via API.
Position tracking (PLI)
Real-time location of every edge node — crewed, uncrewed, and ground — in one live picture.
Tactical deconfliction
Connected systems detect conflicts and clear each other automatically in under 100 ms — no cloud round-trip required.
Peer-to-peer messaging
P2P, one-to-many, multi-hop secure messaging across the mesh.
Coordinated autonomy
Swarm and multi-domain ops: form, divide, adjust, and regroup in real time.
Share assets on demand
Hand C2 to the operator who needs it — one-to-many control across mixed fleets.
Self-healing mesh
Scales past 1,000 nodes. Survives node loss and reroutes automatically.
Priority for crewed & emergency traffic
Electronic conspicuity tags every node by type. Emergency response and piloted aircraft get right-of-way — automated and uncrewed traffic yields first.
Tactical geofences & TFRs
Dynamic restricted volumes — TFRs, incident scenes, restricted airspace — pushed to the mesh so every node deconflicts against them, not just against other aircraft.
Mission management
Routes, landing zones, and mission areas for connected operations — without re-entering restricted volumes by hand.
Your COP, via API
COP powered by AeroNet UTM — or bring ATAK, WinTAK, SitaWare, or your own interface.
Why it matters
Low-altitude airspace is filling up faster than anyone can see it. The first confirmed drone–aircraft collision in U.S. history was an Army Black Hawk and a consumer-grade drone. The vision is simple: zero collisions in the air — every aircraft connected for electronic conspicuity so they can clear each other in real time.
Every aircraft, one node
Drones, eVTOL, light aircraft, and eventually large commercial aircraft carry C5 EdgeNode — civil and defense — so shared airspace has a shared picture.
Crewed and emergency first
As airspace grows more automated, conspicuity lets medevac, firefighting, law-enforcement, and piloted aircraft claim priority — drones and autonomous eVTOL clear the way.
Restricted airspace, live
TFRs, incident scenes, and restricted volumes push to the mesh as tactical geofences, so every node deconflicts against the map — not only against other aircraft.
Free COP + EdgeNode store
airspacex.com is the free common operating picture and API for everything that moves — and the store path for C5 EdgeNode.
Introducing C5 EdgeNode
Onboard module for every drone, eVTOL, and light aircraft. 800 MHz + C‑V2X today, A2X 5030 when adopted — position and intent on the mesh so traffic stays electronically conspicuous even when towers drop.
Get the free common operating picture
Free access to the AirspaceX COP and API — visualize everything that moves. Powered by AeroNet UTM; any COP plugs in through the API. OEMs, operators, cities, airports, and investors welcome. Starting in Detroit.