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Czechia launched its largest satellite yet, SATurnin-1, into space on Tuesday. Unlike previous satellites, it is not dependent on foreign technology. Its mission will be to take detailed pictures of the Earth for defense and security purposes. The satellite was carried into orbit by a Space X Falcon-9 rocket from the US.
The name of the new Czech satellite, Saturnin, refers to a popular novel about a quirky yet perfectly proper butler, written by Zdeněk Jirotka in 1942.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková