The changes included, among other things, the removal some restrictions on non-Earth imaging and rapid revsits of ground targets, NOAA explained, "and most notably," a removal of all of the restrictions imposed in 2020 on X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
Under the agreement with ICEYE, the Army will look especially hard at the ability to significantly cut the time it takes to relay ISR data from a satellite to shooters on the ground.
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"I'd call it a VERY minor slow toe dip," said one stunned company rep, trying to find polite words.
"There is very clearly an unmet demand for complimentary commercial SAR here in the States," Eric Jensen, president of ICEYE US, says.
NRO has had a complicated relationship with commercial remote sensing providers, especially those working with SAR and other powerful new technologies.
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