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Ukraine-led consortium to raise €100m for 70+ imaging satellites on Russia's border

A coalition of Ukrainian, Nordic and Eastern European firms is seeking over €100m to build a 70-plus satellite constellation that provides near-border optical and radar imagery, aiming to curb Kyiv's reliance on US intelligence providers. The network would fill gaps in coverage and accelerate real-time surveillance of Russia's frontier.

2025-06-23T13:46:39.752328-07:00

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Ukraine-led consortium to raise €100m for 70+ imaging satellites on Russia's border A coalition of Ukrainian, Nordic and Eastern European firms is seeking over €100m to build a 70-plus satellite constellation that provides near-border optical and radar imagery, aiming to curb Kyiv's reliance on US intelligence providers. The network would fill gaps in coverage and accelerate real-time surveillance of Russia's frontier.

2025-06-23T13:46:39.752328-07:00

Ukraine-led consortium to raise €100m for 70+ imaging satellites on Russia's border

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has completed a ten-hour test run, deploying its 3.2-gigapixel camera to image millions of galaxies and Milky Way stars and capture views of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulae. In hours, it detected thousands of new asteroids as it prepares for its decade-long sky survey.

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Captures Nebulae and Thousands of Asteroids

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