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FalconEye Will Offer Enhanced Earth Observation Capability

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Tom Patton
Dec 04, 2020
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The Earth observation satellite FalconEye was successfully launched December 1 from the European Spaceport (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana by an Arianespace Soyuz rocket.

Owned and operated by the United Arab Emirates, FalconEye was developed by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space as co-prime contractors.

The FalconEye system will support the …

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