Danish military’s first satellite will keep eye on ships in Arctic
The Ulloriaq satellite could be the first step towards real-time monitoring of Greenland.
Measuring about a foot on its longest side and not much thicker than a long book, the first satellite to be taken into use by the Danish military is small by astronomic standards. But, what Ulloriaq (or ‘star’ in Greenlandic) lacks in heft, it makes up for in potential to keep a closer eye on the largely untracked areas above and around Greenland.
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