• WASHINGTON - An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites small enough to fit in a carry-on bag - an engineering claim that, if validated in orbit, could alter the cost structure of commercial remote sensing. • Remondo, based in Israel, plans to launch its first mission in 2027 to demonstrate what it calls a partial aperture imaging system, or PAIS. • The company says the payload is designed to capture imagery at sub-30 centimeter resolution from small, low-cost satellites operating in low Earth orbit. • Today, satellites that achieve that level of optical resolution typically rely on large, precise telescope assemblies. • Those systems are expensive to manufacture, launch and operate. • Remondo’s approach attempts to shift part of that burden from hardware to computation.

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  • WASHINGTON - An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites small enough to fit in a carry-on bag - an engineering claim that, if validated in orbit, could alter the cost structure of commercial remote sensing. Remondo, based in Israel, plans to launch its first mission in 2027 to demonstrate what it calls a partial aperture imaging system, or PAIS. The company says the payload is designed to capture imagery at sub-30 centimeter resolution from small, low-cost satellites operating in low Earth orbit. Today, satellites that achieve that level

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