Satellite

Greece set to acquire CubeSat constellation

The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance has announced a National Microsatellite Program which aims to strengthen the country's off-planet capabilities in low Earth orbit.

The ministry has put forth an open competition on the international market for the development of CubeSats, known as miniaturized satellites, with a budget of €60 million from a total of €130 million.

Göktürk-1 marks 7 years in space

Göktürk-1 satellite has completed 37,378 orbits around the Earth and has captured 82,913 images so far, the Defense Ministry has announced celebrating its seventh year in space.

Göktürk-1 satellite, often hailed as "our eye in the sky" in Türkiye, reached this milestone by circling the Earth uninterruptedly since its launch on Dec. 5, 2016.

North Korea threatens to 'destroy' US spy satellites

North Korea warned Saturday it would "destroy" US spy satellites if Washington tries "any attack" on its space asset, after Pyongyang launched its first military eye in the sky last week.

A spokesman for the North's defence ministry said it would consider such a move a "declaration of war", according to a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

AI recruited in effort to prevent forest fires

Artificial intelligence is being deployed in the battle for the prevention and management of forest fires through innovative programs developed and coordinated by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).

More specifically, forest fire risk is being assessed through the Deep Cube and SeasFire programs, which started in January 2021 and March 2022 respectively.

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