Israeli spy satellite to monitor Iranian nuclear programme

Israel is to launch a spy satellite today to collect information on Iran’s nuclear programme.

The Eros B satellite is capable of spotting images on the ground as small as 70 centimetres, the Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported.

The satellite, a more sophisticated version of the Eros A that is currently in space, will be launched in Russia.

“We are talking about an extraordinary capability that will allow intelligence officials to follow small details in sensitive places,” Yediot quoted an unnamed Israeli expert as saying.

“This camera has a sharp eye that sees everything.”