Uzma launches high-resolution earth observation satellite


KUALA LUMPUR: Uzma Bhd made history by successfully launching its first Earth observation satellite, Uzma SAT-1, at 3.09 am Malaysian time from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

Geospatial AI chief executive officer Mohammad Fadhli Jamaluddin said that Uzma SAT-1, now in low Earth orbit at approximately 500 kilometres altitude, is capable of producing high-resolution images with spatial resolution between 50 and 70 centimetres, enabling it to detect small objects like vehicles with clarity.

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