Polar epsilon

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Polar Epsilon is a project created by the Canadian armed forces , with which the armed forces want to set up current climate data and an extended 24-hour airspace monitoring with the help of the earth observation satellite Radarsat-2 . The Polar-Epsilon project is an additional security system to the already existing NORAD system to protect the country and against unauthorized entry into Canadian airspace. For this project, two new satellite earth stations were built on the east and west coasts, one in Masstown, Nova Scotia and the other in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The data obtained are mainly used for military operations, but are also available for other government institutions.

history

The Polar Epsilon project started on May 30, 2005. It uses the data from the Earth observation satellite Radarat-2, which was launched in 2007. The collected data is used by the military commanders for various missions that fall within their areas of responsibility. The system also monitors the northern areas of the national borders and Canadian territorial waters and ferry routes. Furthermore, the information obtained is used for global deployment planning by the armed forces. In 2009 the construction of two new satellite ground stations began on the east and west coast. The ground stations were completed in March 2011. They were fully operational at the end of 2011. These ground stations are operated directly by the Canadian armed forces.

present

The follow-up project Radarsat Constellation , which started in June 2019, consists of a network of three earth observation satellites. These are [out of date] as a replacement for Radarsat 2 to continue its tasks and serve to collect data.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ State Sovereighty & Security in Canada's Arctic . Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defense from March 2011. Accessed August 29, 2012 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
  2. ^ Department of National Defense of March 30, 2009. Retrieved on August 29, 2012 ( Memento of July 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ The Maple Leaf - Military newspaper of July 21, 2010. Retrieved on August 29, 2012 ( Memento of September 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )