Astrium is developing the ALSAT-2 system of two optical observation satellites for the Algerian National Space Technology Centre. The system will enable Algeria to obtain very high quality images for use in a wide variety of applications: cartography, management of agriculture, forestry, water, mineral and oil resources, crop protection, management of natural disasters and land planning.
ALSAT-2 is the first Earth observation satellite system from the AstroSat100 family to be built using the Myriade platform, developed jointly by Astrium and the French national space agency CNES.
The first satellite, ALSAT-2A, will be integrated and tested in France at Astrium, and the second, ALSAT-2B, will be integrated at Oran in Algeria. The ALSAT-2 programme also includes the construction of two ground control segments and one image station allowing the satellites to be operated and controlled from Algerian territory.
ALSAT-2 is equipped with a latest-generation payload capable of supplying images with a resolution of 2.5 metres in panchromatic mode and 10 metres in each of four colour bands in multispectral mode.
ALSAT-2 is the fifth Earth observation export co-operation contract signed by Astrium.
