Synergies in military and
civilian use of satellites for
communication, navigation and
surveillance
Jens Olaf Pepke Pedersen
DTU Space & Polar DTU
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The Arctic as a short cut:
Search for the North West passage
Jens Munk (1619-20)
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The Arctic as a short cut:
Search for the North East passage
John Phipps (1773)
Westall (1806) ‘Nelson and the Bear’
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The Arctic as the destination
Still a region with many challenges
• Communication
• Situational and Domain Awareness
• Navigation
• Charting
Dual Use Aspects
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Challenges
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Challenges
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Challenges
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Challenges
Prognose for Grønlands økonomi til år
2040.
Kilde: Grønlands Statistik og Grønlands
Økonomiske Råd
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Challenges
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Solutions?
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Communication
Greenland: communication service provided by satellite, cables, and
microwave radio relay
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Communication
Existing satellite systems have little or no coverage North of 75 deg
Small market for commercial broadband in Greenland:
- high rates and low speed
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Dual use : communication
Common infrastructure for both military and civil needs
Can cover full Arctic region – small amount of infrastructure – no harm to enviroment
Support businesses (large data transmission ”potential game changer”)
Support small villages: distant teaching / telemedicine
Safety & tourism – photo / film / maps
Transmit data from exploration surveys (seismic etc), weather & environmental data
Drones as backup communication systems
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Ideal for international collaboration
Dual use : situational and domain
awareness
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Dual use : navigation
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Dual use : charting
Large need for updated maps
(coast + inland)
Reduced sea ice opens new
areas for traffic
Drones relevant for collecting
data
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Dual use : charting
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Space infrastructure in the Arctic
Research
satellites
Earth observing
satellites
Surveillance
satellites
Weather
satellites
Communication
satellites
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Rapport fra Polar DTU:
• www.polar.dtu.dk/Nyheder
-> Satellitter og droner som rygrad i fremtidens Arktis
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