(Times of Israel) Melanie Lidman - Israel launched its first environmental research satellite on Wednesday morning from French Guiana, in partnership with the French space agency CNES. The satellite will take high-resolution photographs of specific sites to track desertification, erosion, pollution, natural disasters, and other phenomena linked to climate change. The camera on the satellite can take photographs on wavelengths not discernible to the human eye, and the high resolution makes possible "precision agriculture" for water, fertilizer, and pesticide needs. The satellite was launched together with a military observation satellite for the Italian military, both built by Israel Aerospace Industries.
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