LOS ANGELES — A decision is expected soon on whether to turn over the U.S. Air Force’s experimental TacSat-3 satellite to the military’s combatant commands for operational use. But users of the $60 million spacecraft’s hyperspectral data say aerial vehicles remain more useful because of the large areas of coverage they provide.
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