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France’s CSO-1 military observation satellite in orbit

TAS is prime contractor for instruments on it and Europe’s other main satellite systems

The CSO-1 military observation satellite was successfully launched today by Arianespace, using a Soyuz rocket from the Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Developed for the French Ministry for the Armed Forces by French space agency CNES, delegated as contracting authority by French defense procurement agency DGA, it was built by Airbus Defence and Space, and features a very-high-resolution optical o...

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Rome, Italy, 12/19/2018 18:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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