German SARLupe launched from Russia

The first of five SARLupe imaging spacecraft to be deployed by Germany was successfully lofted into orbit on Dec. 19 from Plesetsk, Russia, atop a Cosmo 3M booster. The small 720 kg 250 W units, built by a team of 13 companies headed by Bremen, Germany-based OHB System, will be the first in Europe...

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