Albania’s first two satellites were launched into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) on January 3. Tirana plans to use the satellites to detect crimes such as drug cultivation, illegal construction and logging. They will also make it easier to monitor traffic and border security, and fight wildfires — a growing problem in Albania and other countries in the region. The two satellites, Albania-1 and Albania-2, were part of SpaceX’s Transporter-6 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. Under the three-year deal with Satellogic, Albania will get priority access to the Albania-1 and Albania-2 satellites. Satellogic will provide Tirana with satellite imagery capabilities, training government specialists to analyse data from the satellites and provide information to government bodies.