Proliferation of High-resolution Imagery Has Diplomatic Cost for France

摘要

The head of the French military's Joint Space Command on July 7 said the proliferation of high-resolution Earth observation imagery around the world has undermined the diplomatic value of France's own surveillance satellites. French air force Brig. Gen. Jean-Daniel Teste did not suggest there was any way to reverse a situation in which anyone with a credit card and Internet access can now collect images that a decade ago were the province of very few nations - France among them. France's first dedicated military surveillance satellite, Helios 1, was launched in 1995.