Tag: Polar Research
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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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‘Xuelong’ Receives and Processes HY-1E Data in Arctic, Expanding Real-Time Satellite Support for Polar Navigation
China’s icebreaker Xuelong successfully received and processed data from the HY-1E ocean-color satellite while sailing at high speed in the Arctic on Aug. 27, marking the first time the vessel’s shipborne satellite remote sensing system has acquired and processed data from the new-generation satellite in the region. The system maintained stable tracking of the HY-1E…