(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • NAOS

(NET) Falcon 9 B5 • NAOS

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will launch the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) reconnaissance satellite for the LUXEOSys Earth observation program of Luxembourg. - The 645kg NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) satellite was built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground resolution of 50cm in around 450 km high, Sun-synchronous orbit. Operated by LUXEOPs it allows global coverage and will have an operational life time of 7 years. NAOS is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international organisations such as NATO. Designed for governmental and military purposes, the high-resolution reconnaissance satellite will provide global coverage, being able to capture more than one hundred images per day. By collecting the satellite’s data, Luxembourg intends to participate more actively in the Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense efforts. - Delayed from Q4.

📍 Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4, Lompoc, Kalifornien 93436, USA

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