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Rheinmetall launches reconnaissance satellite
German company Rheinmetall, in collaboration with Italian firm Argotec, has launched its first reconnaissance satellite into orbit. The launch took place using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from a U.S. Space Force base in California, and the satellite is intended to monitor air defence systems.
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