Tag: reconnaissance

  • Sweden Deploys First Military Reconnaissance Satellite

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    Sweden has successfully deployed its first dedicated military reconnaissance satellite, achieving orbital insertion on May 3, 2026, marking the Nordic nation’s entry into sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities. The satellite, launched aboard a European launch vehicle into a sun-synchronous polar orbit at approximately 600 km altitude, represents a €200 million investment in Sweden’s national defense infrastructure.…

  • China completes second launch this week with Yaogan 35-2

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    A second launch out of China this week lifted off at 02:22 UTC from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center with three satellites of the Yaogan family aboard a Chang Zheng 2D. The satellites, called Yaogan 35 Group 2, are possibly related to another triplet of payloads that launched in November 2021 from the same spaceport…