Back To Basics… For Spying…
Two years ago, the <b>Future Imagery Architecture</b> system was cancelled, and ever since then, the United States has been researching and mulling over various project plans to develop the nexgen of spysats.
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Three Is A Charm For SAR-Lupe
The third SAR-Lupe satellite was boosted into orbit today from the Plesetsk Space Center by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket. The lift-off occurred at 1:51 a.m., CET. The satellite will provide high-res images to the German Ministry of Defense.
Read MoreELISA, ROEM, DGA, PLEIADES, MYRIADE Bring Astrium And Arianespace Together
ELISA (Electronic Intelligence by Satellite) satellites are going to map the entire globe using radar transmitters. ELISA is the first step toward the future ROEM (Renseignement d’Origine ElectroMagnetique) (Elint) electromagnetic reconnaissance program (language spell checker, don’t fail me now….). This is a demo project sponsored by the French defence procurements agency (DGA).
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