Poland orders COSMO-SkyMed ground segment
Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space have signed an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Defence to supply the ground segment of the COSMO-SkyMed satellite network to the Polish Ministry of Defense.
The $33.79 million contract is part of an agreement between the Polish and Italian defence ministries signed in 2012. The agreement was for Poland to take on a significant role in the second-generation COSMO-SkyMed programme and build an associated user segment in the country.
Thales Alenia Space Italia will act as lead company for the contract, on behalf of a temporary consortium which includes Telespazio.
The contract concerns the ground segment to be delivered to Poland to allow access to COSMO-SkyMed data. The Polish Defense User Ground Segment (P-DUGS) will be able to request images, receive satellite data and generate and store different types of products. It will be an integral part of the overall COSMO-SkyMed ground segment, based on its modular, scalable design.
P-DUGS will be implemented in two phases. The first phase is planned for late 2016 or early 2017 and will enable access to first-generation satellites. The second phase is planned for between the end of 2017 and early 2019 and will add access to second-generation satellites.
The first generation comprises a constellation of four satellites, equipped with radar sensors capable of operating under any atmospheric and visibility conditions and featuring a very high revisit frequency. COSMO-SkyMed was designed to meet both defense and civil requirements.
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