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On July 5, an Italian-built Vega launcher is set for liftoff with the Falcon Eye 1 military reconnaissance satellite for the United Arab Emirates.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/06/...dcast-satellites-launched-on-ariane-5-rocket/
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces on July 22 contracted with Astrium Satellites and Thales Alenia Space of France to provide the two-satellite Falcon Eye high-resolution optical reconnaissance system.
The satellites are based on the upgraded versions of the French Pléiades-HR earth observation satellites. They feature the HiRI (High-Resolution Imager) imaging system with a ground resolution of 70 cm across a 20 km swath.
The satellites, weighing less than 1,500 kg each are to be launched on two separate Vega rockets in 2019 by Arianespace.
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/falcon-eye-1.htm
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/06/...dcast-satellites-launched-on-ariane-5-rocket/
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces on July 22 contracted with Astrium Satellites and Thales Alenia Space of France to provide the two-satellite Falcon Eye high-resolution optical reconnaissance system.
The satellites are based on the upgraded versions of the French Pléiades-HR earth observation satellites. They feature the HiRI (High-Resolution Imager) imaging system with a ground resolution of 70 cm across a 20 km swath.
The satellites, weighing less than 1,500 kg each are to be launched on two separate Vega rockets in 2019 by Arianespace.
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/falcon-eye-1.htm
