EADS Astrium (Hall 3, E1) has signed a contract for the Thai Earth Observation System (THEOS) for the Thai ministry of science and technology's space agency (GISTDA).
THEOS will be used for cartography, land use, agricultural monitoring, forestry management, coastal zone monitoring and flood risk management, providing access to any part of Thailand in less than two days.
The contract includes the production and launch of one optical satellite, as well as the development of the ground segment necessary for operation and control.
The THEOS satellite is based on the new-generation AstroSat Optical Earth Observation high- performance satellites and will be launched in mid-2007.
This is the third export co-operation contract signed by EADS Astrium in Asia after the Rocsat-2 satellite, built for the Republic of China and the Kompsat-2 satellite for Korea.
Source: Flight Daily News
