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UK Air Force To Launch First Small Satellite In December

By Marc Selinger

Friday, October 27th, 2017

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UK Air Force To Launch First Small Satellite In December

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is joining the small-satellite wave and intends to launch its first such spacecraft in late December, an RAF official said Oct. 27.The RAF satellite, Carbonite-2, will be equipped with an electro-optical camera to provide full-motion video, said Air Vice-Marshal “Rocky” Rochelle, the RAF’s chief of staff for capability and force development. The spacecraft was built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., whose majority owner is Airbus. Carbonite-2 is a "demonstrator" that will help the RAF iron…

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