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WNI's challenge with shipping companies
Satellites system against pirates in the western
Indian ocean near Somalia
June 9th, 2011
Weathernews Inc.
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WNI's “Kotodukuri”The 1st ”Kotodukuri” challenge using nano-satellite was introduced last nano-satellitesymposium. WNISAT-1 has polar routeingsupport mission and CO2 monitoring mission.
The 2nd “Kotodukuri” challenge using nano-satellites constellation is today's topic.WNI and shipping companies and other relatedorganizations will try to realize real time anti-piracy routeing.
Voyage PlanningGlobal Ice Center
Ground Station
Satellite Control Center
WNISAT-1
Ship/Shipping Company
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Backgroud of Anti-piracy• Increase of recent Somalia pirates incidents.
• Not only for shipping companies but also for ourselves.
• Not only for Japan but also for Asian countries and Europian countries. For global safety and stability.
2010 2011 # From IMB reports.
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Reported piracy and armed robbery incidencts in 2011
Worldwide Incidents: (updated on 28 February 2011) Total Attacks Worldwide: 87Total Hijackings Worldwide: 13
Incidents Reported for Somalia:Total Incidents: 61Total Hijackings:13Total Hostages: 243Total Killed: 7
Current vessels held by Somali pirates:Vessels: 33Hostages: 711
#From the ICC International Maritime Bureau(IMB) reports.
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Piracy report sample
#From the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports.
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Present anti-piracy routeing
• To avoid from piracy reported area minimum 100nm at least until 48hrs passed.
• Information sources are IMB reports and company's ship reports.
• Information sharing has just started.
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WNI challenge to anti-piracy routeing• To cooperate with shipping companies.
• To collaborate with the out of box thinking
company AXELSPACE for satellites development.
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Mission Objectives•Shipping companies and WNI will continue to
monitor mother ships of pirates for avoiding
hazardous 100nm area from them.
•Hiden auto reporting function will not allow to use
hijacked ship as their mother ship.
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How to avoid piracy
1) Search suspicious shipby using radar.
2) Gathering suspiciousinformation by WNISAT-2.
4) Making optimum route planto avoid pirates.
3) Synthesizing information and broadcasting to fellow ships.
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Ship based existing technologies
Radar: To search suspicious ships.
GPS: Positioning base.AIS: Reference information of analysis.
Radar GPS AIS
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Mission specific satellites
• To provide highly secured communication.
• To synthesize suspicious ships information
into piracy potential map.
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Satellites constellation• 7 satellites will be located on the 800km height
equatorial orbit equally spaced.
• To avoid Van Allen radiation belt effects.
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WNISAT-2 specificationsMission Equipments :
SS communication equipmentMerged ship location map generation
Weight : 30kgDimensions : 44x44x46cm3Attitude Control :
Earth oriented three axis control
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Ground station• Ground station should be located in equatorial
area.
Candidate locations
Maldives
Singapore
Indonesia
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Launch• We will use an exclusive launcher for seven
satellites simultainious launch.
• It seems to be difficult to find out seven launch opprtunities into the same orbit.
Image of launch configuration
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Schedule
• Phase 1: We already had started to share information between shipping companies.
• Phase 2: To realize realtime information sharing, we will use existing communication links.
• Phase3: Today's introduced approach.
WNISAT-2 development schedule
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Key for Success
• More and more participants will bring fruitful results; container carrier, bulk carrier, PCTC, tanker, and fishing boat, etc.
• Collaboration with other maritime organizations; guardian ship, IMB, ReCAAP, etc.