EADS and Algeria’s space agency in observation satellite deal
EADS Astrium has signed a contract with
The system is designed to enable the country to obtain very high quality images for use in a wide variety of applications, including cartography, forestry, the search for mineral and oil resources, crop protection and land planning.
ALSAT-2A will be built and tested at EADS Astrium, while ALSAT-2B, will be assembled in
The programme also includes the construction of two ground control segments and one image station allowing the satellite to be controlled from Algerian territory.
ALSAT-2’s technological sophistication is the result of EADS Astrium’s extensive work in Earth observation, particularly on silicon carbide telescopes which are currently being integrated for the first time on to a Myriade-class satellite platform, designed in co-operation with French space agency CNES.
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