Sveriges første militære satellitt leverer bilder

Sveriges første militære satellitt har begynt å levere bilder fra verdensrommet. Den ble skutt opp 3. mai og viser nå Gotland fra 515 kilometers høyde.

Satellitten er produsert av det amerikanske selskapet Planet Labs og ble skutt opp av SpaceX fra California sammen med to andre. Den nådde bane for nesten to uker siden og har nå begynt å sende data hjem.

Planet Labs deler i utgangspunktet bildene og håndterer driften. Full kontroll vil senere bli overført til det svenske forsvaret.

Omkring ti flere militære satellitter er planlagt de kommende årene. Noen vil komme fra Planet Labs og andre fra den finske produsenten ICEYE. Oppskytinger fra Esrange i Kiruna er foreløpig ikke mulig.

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