UK armed forces personnel will have access to the latest space images for military transactions by Agreement for an amount 127 millions of pounds, signed with Airbus on a new satellite system called Oberon. The system will be designed and built in the UK and will provide close 200 Qualified Jobs in Steveny and Portsmouth, Increasing the country's cosmic potential.
Oberon satellite system, consisting of two satellites with synthetic aperture radars (SAR), will be able to shoot the surface of the Earth at any time of the day, посилюючи можливості Великобританії у сфері спостереження та космічної розвідки (ISR).
Expected, що Oberon, який запустять у 2027 year, матиме передові датчики зображень, основані на можливостях Tyche, the first satellite of the British Space Command, which was successfully launched last August.
The agreement was concluded after that, як Космічне командування Великобританії опублікувало перші зображення, зроблені Tyche. Зображення аеропорту Хітроу, Сіднея, Washington and wildfires in California demonstrate Tyche's ability to capture images from anywhere on Earth.
Both satellites are part of the Defense Department's surveillance and space intelligence program, known as ISTARI, which to 2031 year will provide grouping of satellites and auxiliary ground systems.
These satellites will support military operations, example, tracking the actions of the opponent, and will contribute to the fulfillment of other state tasks, including natural disaster monitoring, development of cartographic information and monitoring of the impact of climate change worldwide.
The Oberon contract was awarded through competitive procurement with Airbus, which has worked with small and medium-sized businesses across the UK, to use new innovative technologies for 400-kilogram satellites. Antennas for the spacecraft will be supplied by Oxford Space Systems, which developed carbon fiber structures, which are collected in very small volumes for launch, but take shape after entering orbit.
Oberon will play a key role in providing critical UK skills in the growing global space sector. Минулого року аерокосмічний сектор додав до економіки майже 40 мільярдів фунтів стерлінгів, which is 50% зростання за останні 10 years, і в ньому працюють десятки тисяч людей.
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