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Kyiv — A prominent Ukrainian TV host has offered a gift in a crowdfunding campaign to help Ukrainian forces repel a Russian invasion. It is the right to use radar satellites that can be seen through the clouds.
The TV star's Serhiy Prytula and Finnish satellite company ICEYE OY confirmed the deal in separate statements on Thursday.
"The contract signed with the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation will initially provide the Ukrainian government with full functionality for one of ICEYE's satellites already in orbit," the company said. Stated.
"In addition, ICEYE will provide access to her SAR constellation, enabling it to receive radar satellite images frequently revisited by the Ukrainian military at key locations." that website.
The satellite differs from conventional satellites because of its synthetic radar imaging technology that produces high-resolution images at night and can see through clouds, she said ICEYE. To tell.
"I don't know of any instance in history where people, young and old, came together and bought satellites for their states," he said. Prytula posted on his YouTube told in the video.
Prytula, whose foundation has held several fundraising efforts to support the war effort, said three of his "People's Bayraktar" crowdfunding efforts aimed at purchasing Bayraktar TB2 combat drones. Funding for the satellite, he said, was raised in June by an initiative. Made by Turkish manufacturer Baykar Defense.
In response to the wave of publicity caused by that initiative, Biker handed over three of his drones for free.
As a result, Mr Prytula said he was able to use the funds he raised. According to his foundation, he now has more than 2 billion hryvnia ($55 million) in funding and was able to purchase access to the ICEYE satellite. ($1 = 36.2500 hryvnia) (reported by Max Hunder, edited by Tom Balmforth and Sandra Maler)
