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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a flying solar panel: BAE Systems' satellite alternative makes maiden flight in Oz

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A 15kg microsat can't change course or loiter around a specific target area. It's also a lot closer so you don't need quite so fantastic optics to get high resolution ground images.

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