Ukraine's Crowdfunded Radar Satellite Aids Military in Targeting Russian Assets Worth Billions
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Ivan Khomenko
5d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Ukraine's crowdfunded "People's Satellite" project has provided over 5,900 radar satellite images to Ukrainian military intelligence since September 2022, enabling the identification and targeting of Russian military assets worth billions of dollars across occupied territories and inside Russia. The satellite uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology to capture images through cloud cover and at night, giving Ukraine a strategic advantage in countering Russian forces.
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The satellite has helped Ukrainian military intelligence identify and strike Russian military targets worth billions of dollars
Using radar imagery captured from orbit since 2022
Ukraine’s crowdfunded “People’s Satellite” has helped Ukrainian military intelligence identify and strike Russian military targets worth billions of dollars using radar imagery captured from orbit since 2022.
