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SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission

Each satellite carries multiple payloads, including the U.S. military’s Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R)

by Sandra Erwin August 11, 2024August 12, 2024

Northrop Grumman delivers Arctic broadband satellites ahead of scheduled July launch

by Sandra Erwin June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

Arctic broadband satellites complete key tests ahead of mid-2024 launch

by Sandra Erwin November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

A lone iceberg amidst sea ice along the coast east of Sermilik Fjord. Photo taken during an Operation IceBridge flight on Apr. 27, 2018. Credits: NASA/Joe MacGregor

Arctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record; Antarctic Sees Record Low Growth

by SpaceRef September 28, 2023July 15, 2024

Glacier cave on Svalbard, Norway. CREDIT Gabrielle Kleber

Shrinking Arctic Glaciers Are Unearthing A New Source Of Methane

by SpaceRef July 6, 2023July 15, 2024

Space Force renames Greenland’s Thule Air Base

by Sandra Erwin April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

This image shows the average concentration of Arctic sea ice on Feb. 25, 2022. The yellow outline shows the median sea ice extent for the month of March, when the ice generally reaches its maximum extent, as observed by satellites from 1981 to 2010. A median is the middle value. That is, half of the extents were larger than the line, and half were smaller. -- NASA

Arctic Sea Ice Levels Were Below Average During Winter 2022

by SpaceRef March 22, 2023July 15, 2024

News

Space Force delivers final payload for Space Norway’s arctic broadband mission

by Sandra Erwin November 28, 2022January 30, 2023

DTU Space

Ice Loss From Northeastern Greenland Significantly Underestimated

by SpaceRef November 9, 2022July 15, 2024

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U.S. Arctic strategy calls for investment in climate monitoring, communications technologies

by Sandra Erwin October 9, 2022January 23, 2023