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EADS Astrium Satellites

EADS Astrium is a world leader in the design and manufacture of civil and military satellite systems for telecommunications, Earth observation, science and navigation as well as of associated ground infrastructure and exploitation services. With an integrated industrial organization in France, Germany, the UK, and Spain, EADS Astrium is a partner of choice for national, international, and commercial customers.

As European leader for Earth observation missions, EADS Astrium has an impressive track record: The SPOT series has set global standards for operational optical EO. With the HELIOS series Europe established a military EO capability and the Meteosat and MetOp series marked the European entry into satellite meteorology. Complementary to optical systems EADS Astrium has pioneered European space radar. ESA’s missions ERS 1/2 and more recently ENVISAT provided the basis for global environmental monitoring, while XSAR/SRTM delivered global topography data. Aside from large systems EADS Astrium has also primed small EO missions, as GRACE and CHAMP that combine cost efficiency with high mission attractiveness.

Among current EADS Astrium prime contracts are the ESA EO missions CryoSat, Aeolus, and GOCE and the national high resolution TerraSAR-X radar and Ple?Óades optical EO satellites. Future EO project include a novel radar mission for high resolution elevation measurements (TanDEM-X).

EADS Astrium is excellently positioned in the growing market for end-to-end EO solutions through its total radar/optical information gathering capability and exploitation subsidiaries Infoterra GmbH and Infoterra Ltd., ISTAR and Spot Image, which offer an extensive portfolio of satellite & airborne data and application products e. g. in the domains: agriculture, forestry, utility, cartography, exploration, disaster/risk management, defence/security. By its proven and leading commitment to EO-based services, EADS Astrium will be a key player in Europe’s GMES initiative to leverage geo-information in essential areas of public use.

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