Tag: Arctic
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China’s satellite internet links Arctic, Antarctica, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for first time
BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — China’s 16th Arctic Ocean expedition team said Monday that its polar icebreaker Jidi had completed a pre-operational application test of domestically developed satellite internet along Arctic shipping routes. The voyage marked the first successful verification of networked communications across the Arctic, Antarctica and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, also known as the…
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China’s Satellite Internet System Enables First Arctic-to-Antarctic Video Call
China used its domestically developed GW satellite internet system to complete its first real-time video call spanning the Arctic and Antarctica on September 25 during the country’s 16th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. The call connected the research vessels Xuelong, Jidi and Tansuo-3 with China’s Qinling Station in Antarctica, with reported video delay of no more…
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Norway Arctic Launch Sites Face EU Regulatory Delays
Will Arctic Launch Sites Transform European Space Access? Northern Norway’s Arctic spaceports face regulatory uncertainty as the European Commission delays its updated Arctic policy until autumn 2026. The infrastructure is ready – but the legal framework for commercial launches from polar latitudes remains undefined, potentially constraining Europe’s access to polar and sun-synchronous orbits that are…
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OneWeb targets the Arctic for the kickoff of its satellite broadband service in 2020
An artist’s conception shows one of OneWeb’s satellites in orbit. (OneWeb Satellites Illustration) OneWeb says it’ll start delivering broadband internet service to the Arctic via satellite in 2020, turning the “Last Frontier” into a new frontier for data beamed from orbit. The London-based company provided fresh details about its market rollout today, saying that it…