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Spirale Demonstrator Contract Awarded To EADS
Paris - Feb 04, 2004 The French Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded EADS Astrium a contract for the design and production of a space based optical early warning system demonstrator. The SPIRALE (Syst�me Pr�paratoire Infra-Rouge pour l'Alerte) program, worth 124 million euros, involves the supply and operation of a ballistic missile early warning demonstrator system. It will gather and analyze infrared images of terrestrial backgrounds to detect ballistic missiles during their powered phase, just after launch. EADS Astrium has chosen Alcatel Space, to build two demonstration satellites. Alcatel Space will be the prime contractor for the space segment, comprised of two 120-kg class microsatellites in elliptical orbit. They will be launched in 2008 by an Ariane 5 rocket. A first in Europe, this demonstration program is designed to pave the way for a future spaceborne early warning system using optical sensors. This system would be key to an anti-ballistic missile defense system, as well as contributing to other missions, such as monitoring of weapon proliferation, for the French defense procurement agency DGA. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Alcatel SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Military Space News at SpaceWar.com
Space Group To Activate New Unit
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 6, 2006Air Force Reserve Command's 310th Space Group will travel deeper into the space program when it activates a new unit Jan. 7. Headquarters Reserve National Security Space Institute will be a Reserve associate unit to the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. The institute is the Department of Defense's focal point for providing education about space power in joint warfighting. |
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