France Accepts Spirale Demonstrator
PARIS — The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has formally accepted the Spirale space-based launch warning satellite demonstrator. The two EADS Astrium-built Spirale spacecraft were launched Feb. 12 on an Ariane 5. Since then, the sensors have taken 300,000 images in various infrared bands as...
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