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Thermal Infrared Earth Observation System Launched by ConstellR

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Tom Patton
Feb 23, 2022
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German NewSpace company ConstellR has successfully launched their first thermal infrared Earth observation system into space for global water monitoring. The payload was launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, part of the Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station.

ConstellR is taking on the challenge of scaling down the size an…

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