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BAE Systems Announces Multi-Sensor Azalea Satellite Cluster for UK Military Intelligence

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

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BAE Systems Announces Multi-Sensor Azalea Satellite Cluster for UK Military Intelligence

BAE Systems Azalea satellite cluster. Photo: BAE Systems

BAE Systems announced plans to launch its own multi-sensor satellite cluster called Azalea for U.K. military intelligence. Azalea is planned as a cluster of three multi-sensor satellites from BAE Systems and one satellite with Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology. Together, the satellites will collect optical, radar, and radio frequency (RF) data. The satellites will also be equipped with edge processors to analyze data while in orbit. BAE Systems announced the cluster on Sept. 7, with intent to launch in 2024. This comes…

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