UK Plans Space Based Radar System

First time accepted submitter peepster84 writes "The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar satellites around the Earth, with an initial investment of ?21m. NovaSar-S would have a number of viewing modes that could enable it to perform a wide range of roles, from flood monitoring and land cover management to disaster mapping and maritime enforcement ? notably ship tracking and oil spill detection."

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/b3iB27p-_Ck/uk-plans-space-based-radar-system

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