U.S. Coast Guard launches its first satellites, with an eye on Arctic security
The Coast Guard recently launched two small satellites for new search-and-rescue efforts in the Arctic — with the potential to improve domain awareness and communications as well.
December 10, 2018
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On Monday last week, the U.S. Coast Guard launched its first satellites into space. By Tuesday, operators had already successfully detected signals from the two small satellites, named Kodiak and Yukon.
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