The “thermometers” to control the temperature of the earth can not be that space and so Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales 67% and Finmeccanica 33%, announced that it has signed with the European Space Agency (ESA) a contract worth 402 million euro for the construction of Copernicus Sentinel satellites 1C and 1D, the applicant for environmental monitoring, part of the European Copernicus.
It ‘a network of satellites from 700 km altitude, with sophisticated radar equipment with high-tech Italian, detected with high accuracy climatic variations, varaizione the height of the seas, movements earth plates. From that height, piercing even the clouds, the Sentinel guaranteeing accuracy that can escape a Smart but not an SUV.
Accuracy available first of all the European countries to plan the environmental, agricultural and industrial, but also the systems of disaster prevention and civil protection, as was said during the presentation of the agreement took place at the palace in Piazza Colonna Ferrajoli the presence of Volker Liebig, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes; Mauro Facchini, Project Copernicus to the European Commission; Roberto Battiston, president of ASI; Donato Amoroso, deputy CEO of Thales Alenia Space and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy; Guido Levrini, manager Esa’s space sector Project Copernicus and Claudio Bruno, director of Thales Alenia Space Italy.
As for the Sentinel 1A and 1B satellites, Thales Alenia Space Italy, as prime contractor, will be responsible for the design, development and integration of Copernicus Sentinel satellites 1C and 1D that embark in a synthetic aperture radar C-band as well as advanced management systems, data transmission and the onboard computer. In particular, Thales Alenia Space will implement the modules T / R and Electronic Front Ends, one of the major technological satellite, heart dell¹antenna Synthetic Aperture Radar C-band, which will be produced by Airbus Defence & amp; Space on specific Thales Alenia Space.
Even Copernicus satellites Sentinel 1 C and 1 D, which will be launched progressively from 2021, are part of the Copernicus program (formerly GMES) coordinated by the European Commission, for which the ‘European Space Agency is responsible for the space component.
L¹Italia has a primary role in the Copernicus program, thanks all¹Agenzia Italian Space Agency, which has signed and guaranteed a significant commitment of our country in the field of Earth Observation , strong also dell¹eccellente result of the Cosmo-SkyMed that has proven capabilities mink dell¹Asi and skills all¹avanguardia dell¹industria Italian space.
“The signing of this important contract makes us very proud, as it confirms the long and recognized experience of Thales Alenia Space in delivering l¹osservazione satellites for Earth-based radar technology – said Donato Amoroso, CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy and deputy CEO of Thales Alenia Space – our company has been awarded once again, demonstrating the capacity and skills to deal with the technological challenges that this program represents and the perfect match with European strategies nell¹ambito of environmental policies “.
Based on the platform before, developed by Thales Alenia Space on behalf dell¹Agenzia Italian Space , Copernicus satellites Sentinel 1 C and 1 D will have a launch weight of 2,300 kg and will observe the Earth from a height of 700 km and with a resolution of 5 to 25 meters, depending on the operating mode selected.
Even Finmeccanica-Selex ES contribute to the development of Sentinel satellites 1C and 1D, which will be equipped with sensors d¹assetto Autonomous Star Tracker.
The main objectives of the mission Sentinel-1 are to realtivi mapping of urban areas and environmental impacts, monitoring of risks from movements of the earth’s surface, dell¹ambiente marine surveillance, maritime security, monitoring of sea ice, monitoring of forests and climate change, the immediate response of the emergency services.
The programs include six ESA Sentinel family of satellites each equipped with instrumentation devoted to the particular task of remote sensing of climatic data: Sentinel-1 is designed to ensure the continuation of the radar data of ERS and Envisat. The Sentinel 1A satellite, launched nell¹Aprile 2014 is now fully operational while the twin Sentinel 1B satellite, whose launch is expected in the spring of 2016, is undergoing final testing at the plant Thales Alenia Space in Cannes.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 19:57 – Last Updated: January 1, 01:00
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