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Navigating the Arctic Circle with communication satellites.

Written by Maria Varmazis | Jan 17, 2026 7:00:00 AM

Summary

Zak Kassas, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University, recently released a white paper on “Navigating the Arctic Circle with Starlink and OneWeb LEO Satellites” and shares his insights. The study suggests that radio signals from low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites could become reliable navigation alternatives, as disruptions to GPS services increase globally. Zak helps us understand how he reached that conclusion. 

You can read  “Navigating the Arctic Circle with Starlink and OneWeb LEO Satellites” here.

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