Ukraine's crowdfunded satellite delivers 5,900 radar images to military intelligence since 2023
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Olena Mukhina
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Summary
Ukraine's crowdfunded "People's Satellite" (ICEYE satellite) has delivered over 5,900 synthetic aperture radar images to Ukrainian military intelligence since September 2023. This represents an increase of about 1,700 images since the last public count of 4,173 in June 2024. The satellite, funded by $13.5 million raised in just three days through public crowdfunding, notably helped locate the Russian landing ship Minsk. The total project cost was approximately $16 million.
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The cumulative figure marks roughly a 1,700-image increase over the agency's last public count of 4,173 images in June 2024
The project was funded from $13.5 million raised in three days
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