Satellite Launched for Israel Will Spy on Iran
From Times Wire Reports
Russia launched a satellite for Israel that the Israelis say will be used to spy on Iran’s nuclear program.
The Eros B satellite was launched from a mobile pad at the Svobodny Cosmodrome in the Far East, said Alexei Kuznetsov, a spokesman for the Russian military space forces.
The satellite is designed to spot images on the ground as small as 27 1/2 inches, an Israeli defense official said. Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said it could photograph the same spot once every four days.
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