Tag: NovaSar satellite

• Monday, September 17th 2018 - 07:39 UTC

  UK multiuse satellite launched from India, will monitor suspicious shipping activity

  

  The first all-British radar satellite has launched to orbit on an Indian rocket from Satish Dhawan spaceport. Called NovaSAR, it has the ability to take pictures of the surface of the Earth in every kind of weather, day or night. The spacecraft will assume a number of roles but its designers specifically want to see if it can help monitor suspicious shipping activity.