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Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), Airbus and Planet to provide universal access to high-resolution satellite monitoring of the tropics

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), Airbus and Planet to provide universal access to high-resolution satellite monitoring of the tropics

On Wednesday 23 September 2020, Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment entered into a contract worth up to NOK 400 million (approx. USD 43) with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and its partners Airbus and Planet, to provide universal access to high-resolution satellite monitoring of the tropics in order to support efforts to stop the destruction of the world’s rainforests. 

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