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• Miquel Ros
Sceye said its ST1 high-altitude platform system has completed its first transpacific deployment, flying from the United States to Japan through the stratosphere. The airship-like, long-endurance vehicle is designed to support communications and surveillance missions from high altitude.
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Sceye said its ST1 high-altitude platform system has completed its first transpacific deployment, flying from the United States to Japan through the stratosphere. The airship-like, long-endurance vehicle is designed to support communications and surveillance missions from high altitude.
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