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Alsat-2A: 1 year old
13 july 2011
2.5m resolution imagery of extremely high quality

The Alsat-2A satellite built by Astrium for the Algerial Space Agency (ASAL) has now been in orbit for one year. Since its launch on 12 July 2010 it has been providing 2.5m resolution imagery of extremely high quality.

ALSAT-2 is the first Earth observation satellite from Astrium’s AstroSat100 product line, based on the Myriade platform, also comprising the first flight model of the new NAOMI optical instrument.

The contract covered design and development of two identical satellites: the first, ALSAT-2A, was built, integrated and tested by Astrium. The second, ALSAT-2B, will be built in Algeria by ASAL engineers.

The two-satellite system is enabling Algeria to obtain very high quality images for use in a wide variety of applications, including cartography, management of agriculture, forestry, water, mineral and oil resources, crop protection, management of natural disasters and land planning.

 

Main characteristics of the ALSAT-2A & ALSAT-2B satellites

Mission Earth Observation
Sun-synchronous orbit 670km
Launcher PSLV (ANTRIX/ISRO)
Platform Astrosat100/Myriade
Agile, 3-axis stabilised
Launch mass 120kg
In-orbit lifetime 5 years

 

Payload

Camera NAOMI
Mirror Korsch in silicone carbide
Resolution in panchromatic mode (TDI): 2.5m
Resolution in multispectral mode (4 colour): 10m
Swath 17.5km
Mass 20kg (incl. electronics)
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