The Contribution of Space Technologies to Arctic Policy Priorities

In the Arctic context, future satellite mission priorities should focus on two areas:

yy Earth Observation – in particular, radar sensors that are the most useful for monitoring ice and snow.

yy Communications – in particular, highly elliptical orbit satellites that can provide high bandwidth capabilities for latitudes above about 75 degrees that cannot be seen by geosynchronous orbit satellites.

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