The UK's telescope is to be sited in an elevated position on Cyprus, suggesting it may be co-located at RAF Troodos, a radar station that sits atop Mount Olympus.
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LONDON—The UK is to install a telescope on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to improve its space domain awareness capabilities. The UK Defense Ministry has contracted London-based space company Spaceflux to build the telescope for UK Space Command. The company, which was established in 2022, not...
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