In search of anomalies: Bavarian satellite with AI on board launched into space. Sonata-2 is now intended, among other things, to examine geological formations on Earth or regions such as the Sahara Desert.
Its task: to detect phenomena in space and report them automatically. Scientists hope that it will remain functional for at least a year at an altitude of around 500 kilometers above Earth. It should then burn up in the atmosphere and not end up as space debris. The university's research project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics with 2.6 million euros.