January 24, 2008

Launch of Israeli spy satellite sends important message to...

...let us just say "to more than just Iran."

Israeli Spy Satellite Launched from IndiaYaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post) - The TecSar reconnaissance satellite, developed by the IAI's Space Division, was successfully launched Sunday from India.

Israel's most advanced satellite, TecSar has the ability to create images of objects on Earth day and night, even in cloudy weather, using synthetic aperture radar technology.

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New Israeli Spy Satellite Sends Iran a Message

Yossi Melman (Ha'aretz) - The primary intelligence contribution of the TecSar satellite lies in improving capabilities of intelligence gathering and coverage over Iran.

Israel is one of the world's six superpowers in space, with three reconnaissance satellites as well as three communications satellites.

Posted on 24 January 2008 @ 13:32 GMT