First pictures from the Israeli photo/spy satellite Eros B
{{date|May 1, 2006}}
ImageSat International, the [[w:Isreal|Israeli]] company that operates the recently launched photo/[[w:spy satellite|spy satellite]] [[w:EROS (satellite)|Eros B]], published its first photographs of potential targets in the [[w:Middle East|Middle East]]. Analysts say the timing of this announcement shows that Israel intends to carefully monitor [[w:Nuclear program of Iran|Iran's nuclear facilities]] to assess the threat for Israeli security. The dual-use satellite, second in the EROS series, can observe small details on the ground at very high resolution. 

Israelis commemorate today those who have fallen in military service and in terror attacks since the UN resolution on the establishment of the state in November 29, 1947. Israeli Chief of Staff, Major General Dan Halutz, said that the threat from Iran shows that Israel must be strong to defend its people. 


== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://hayadan.org.il/english/erosb.html|title=First pictures from Eros B, The news Israeli photo/spy satellite|author=Avi Blizovsky|pub=Hayadan|date=May 1, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1145961253748&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull|title=Eros B spy satellite sends first images|author=|pub=Associated Press|date=April 30, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060430&hn=32614|title=Israeli Eros B Spy Satellite Sends First Images|author=Cihan News Agency|pub=Zaman|date=April 30, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=11150|title=Israel’s Eros B satellite photographs Iran’s nukes|author=|pub=Aljazeera.com|date=April 30, 2006}}

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[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Space]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
ImageSat International, the Israeli company that operates the recently launched photo/spy satellite Eros B, published its first photographs of potential targets in the Middle East. Analysts say the timing of this announcement shows that Israel intends to carefully monitor Iran's nuclear facilities to assess the threat for Israeli security. The dual-use satellite, second in the EROS series, can observe small details on the ground at very high resolution. 

Israelis commemorate today those who have fallen in military service and in terror attacks since the UN resolution on the establishment of the state in November 29, 1947. Israeli Chief of Staff, Major General Dan Halutz, said that the threat from Iran shows that Israel must be strong to defend its people.
Israel Middle East Space Politics and conflicts