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Luxembourg’s government-owned Earth Observation System satellite, LUXEOSys, was launched into orbit on Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The satellite spent 12-minutes on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before being released and deployed into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit at an altitude of approximately 450 kilometres.
From exploding budgets to ground station relocation, here are some key takeaways about the system.
Capturing 100 images daily
The satellite, known as NAOS (National Advanced Optical System), is…
