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Frédéric Jacobs
Frédéric Jacobs
@fj@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 12 months ago

CSO-3 completes a system of 3 satellites military earth observation satellites.

It weighs 3.5 tons and will be orbitting at an altitude of 800km.

The satellite claims unparalleled image quality, infrared capabilities for night imagery and stereoscopic images (3D).

I think we can fairly accurately predict where it will be initially tasked to get images from.

Infos (French): https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/ministere-armees/03.03.2025%20Dossier%20de%20presse%20Lancement%20du%20satellite%20CSO-3.pdf

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Frédéric Jacobs
Frédéric Jacobs
@fj@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 12 months ago

Successful separation! #Ariane6 #VA263

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Frédéric Jacobs
Frédéric Jacobs
@fj@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 12 months ago

Coiffe separée!

There goes the BeyondGravity fairing!

#Ariane6 #VA263

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Frédéric Jacobs
Frédéric Jacobs
@fj@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 12 months ago

“With this first commercial mission, Ariane 6 successfully placed CSO-3 into sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 800 km"
https://www.arianespace.com/news/ariane-6-performs-first-commercial-flight-with-successful-launch-of-cso-3-satellite/
#Ariane6 #VA263

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Frédéric Jacobs
Frédéric Jacobs
@fj@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 12 months ago

Europe cannot rely on US commercial earth observation and communications providers anymore as exemplified by this administrative request the Trump administration sent to Maxar to suspend offering commercial services to Ukraine, and likely European countries that would be tasking the satellites for captures over Ukraine.

https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/maxar-vidklyuchyv-ukrayini-dostup-do-svoyih-suputnykovyh-znimkiv/

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Frédéric Jacobs
Frédéric Jacobs
@fj@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

🚀 Ad Astra #Ariane 6-4(boosters)!

Europe has expanded heavy launch capabilities with a successful first launch in this 4 booster configuration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IiH09mCG5A

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