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The German government is financing the
high-resolution radar satellite to be built by Astrium and
operated mainly for commercial purposes. Deutschen Zentrum
für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR – Germany Aerospace Center)
selected Astrium to jointly develop TerraSAR-X, an X-band
Synthetic Aperture Radar observation spacecraft. DLR will invest
US$89.8 million (EURO 102 million), with Astrium investing US$24.6
million (EURO 28 million). The spacecraft will be launched on a
Dnepr in mid-2005. DLR will be in charge of science operations.
Astrium's InfoTerra GmbH will be responsible for commercial
operations.
The contract for the
X-band TerraSAR satellite was signed 10 April
2002. 1 EURO = US$0.88
The 1,023 kg (2255 lbm) TerraSAR will have a
ground resolution of about 1.5 meters.
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SPACECRAFT
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| Int'l Designation |
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Scheduled
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| Owner / Sponsor |
Deutschen Zentrum
für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR – Germany Aerospace Center)
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| Mission |
Observation
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| Satellite bus |
Astrium GmbH
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AstroBus
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| Launch Mass |
1023 kg (2255 lbm)
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LAUNCH
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| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Dnepr |
| Date / Time (UTC) |
2005
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FINANCIAL
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| Satellite cost |
US$88 million (Euros 100 million)
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