Falcon 9 Block 5 | EROS-C3
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Dec. 30, 2022, 7:17 a.m. - Dec. 30, 2022, 8:13 a.m.
Dec. 30, 2022, 7:17 a.m. - Dec. 30, 2022, 8:13 a.m.
Israeli Earth Observation satellite with 38 cm resolution in panchromatic mode and 76 cm resolution in multi-spectral mode, covering a swath of ~12.5 km. The satellite is similar to OPTSAT-3000 built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Italian Defense Ministry.
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