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Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases, FT reports
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran secretly used a Chinese spy satellite that gave the Islamic Republic a new capability to target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, the Financial Times reports.
The TEE-01B satellite, built and launched by Chinese company Earth Eye Co, was acquired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force in late 2024 after it was launched into space from China, the report says citing leaked Iranian military documents.
The Iranian military commanders directed the satellite to monitor major US military sites, the newspaper says, citing time-stamped coordinate lists, satellite imagery and orbital analysis. The images were taken in March before and after drone and missile strikes on those locations, FT says.
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