Tag: SpaceX
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€2.1 billion for new Bundeswehr communications satellites, while spy satellites still do not provide images
The German Armed Forces have awarded a contract for three communications satellites to Airbus. In the parallel “SARah” spy programme of competitor OHB, key components remain blocked in space. The German Bundeswehr has awarded the main contract for the next…
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Flag stress among Brandenburg physicists and fears, that Israeli military could benefit from German technology
The DESY research centre in Zeuthen is working on an Israeli observation satellite with an unprecedented wide angle. Employees criticise the one-sided positioning in the Gaza war. In three years’ time, a flying telescope could revolutionise space observation: A rocket…
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Bundeswehr spying from space: A Musk rocket has launched the last two SARah satellites
The German military wants to use a new radar spy system to spy through trees and camouflage nets from space. Secret service agents could also benefit from this. On Sunday, the German Armed Forces launched two more satellites from their…
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Maritime surveillance: Spy satellites in Frontex operation
Electronic intelligence from space has long been the business of intelligence agencies and the military. Miniaturized technology and Musk’s SpaceX company are now making this interesting for border agencies. Even radars from ships are to be scanned unnoticed by satellites.…
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German Armed Forces: SARah-1 spy satellite launches with SpaceX
The German military’s Earth observation program costs around €800 million. The foreign secret service also uses it, but is getting its own spy system under the name Georg. On Saturday, the Bundeswehr plans to bring its first new SARah series…