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Austria's Federal Army has unveiled the BEACONSAT satellite, set to detect and analyze jamming signals for one year from February 2027. The project, costing one million euros with 500,000 euros from the European Space Agency, aims to enhance military security and data sovereignty.

The satellite will launch from Vandenberg, California, aboard a Falcon9 rocket and operate in Low Earth Orbit at altitudes of 500 to 2000 kilometers. Concurrently, three satellites from the LEO2VLEO project will improve communication at altitudes of 200 to 500 kilometers. The Austrian Ministry of Defense highlighted the importance of this technology in countering threats to troops' navigation.