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Take-off for UK-built supercomputer nanosatellites

October 5, 2020
Gregor Ferguson
EX2 Features

Four UK government-backed nanosatellites were placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on 28 September aboard a Soyuz launcher. The nanosatellites were built in Glasgow by Scottish firm Spire Global UK and have joined a fleet of nearly 100 objects in…

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