Schwedens erster militärischer Satellit liefert Bilder

Schwedens erster militärischer Satellit hat damit begonnen, Bilder aus dem Weltraum zu liefern. Er wurde am 3. Mai gestartet und zeigt nun Gotland aus einer Höhe von 515 Kilometern.

Der Satellit wurde von dem amerikanischen Unternehmen Planet Labs hergestellt und zusammen mit zwei weiteren Satelliten von SpaceX aus Kalifornien gestartet. Er erreichte vor knapp zwei Wochen seine Umlaufbahn und hat nun damit begonnen, Daten zur Erde zu senden.

Planet Labs teilt die Bilder zunächst und übernimmt den operativen Betrieb. Die vollständige Kontrolle soll später an die schwedischen Streitkräfte übergehen.

Für die kommenden Jahre ist der Einsatz von etwa zehn weiteren militärischen Satelliten geplant. Einige davon werden von Planet Labs stammen, andere vom finnischen Hersteller ICEYE. Starts vom Raumfahrtzentrum Esrange in Kiruna sind derzeit noch nicht möglich.

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