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DARPA has awarded startup Diffraqtion a $1.5 million grant to develop an advanced quantum camera for surveillance, with plans for deployment by 2027. The camera will be tested using ground-based telescopes in Hawaii and California, and is being developed in collaboration with the Space Force's lab for applications in space surveillance and missile defense. Diffraqtion aims to launch its first satellite, Galileo-1, in 2028, followed by a second for Earth observation in 2029.