Algerian Space Agency
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(French) Agence spatiale algérienne (Arabic) الوَكَالَة الفَضَائِيَّة الجَزَائِرِيَّة (Berber) Tafullut Tadzayrit n Tallunt | |
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| Formed | January 16, 2002 |
| Headquarters |
14 rue Omar Aissaoui El Hammadia, Bouzareah  AlgiersCoordinates: 36°47′24″N 3°1′4″E / 36.79000°N 3.01778°E |
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The Algerian Space Agency (Arabic: الوَكَالَة الفَضَائِيَّة الجَزَائِرِيَّة), (ASAL) was established on January 16, 2002 in Bouzareah, Algiers. It is in charge of the Algerian space program. ASAL has flown five different satellites.
Objectives
- Propose to the Government the elements of a national strategy in the field of space activity and ensure their implementation;
- Establish a space infrastructure to strengthen national capacities;
- Implement the annual and multi annual programs to develop national space activities related to the various sectors concerned and to ensure the monitoring and evaluation;
- Propose to the Government best suited to national concerns and provide space systems, on behalf of the state, their design, implementation and operation;
- Provide the Government a policy of bilateral and multilateral cooperation geared to national needs;
- Monitoring and evaluation of the commitments arising from the obligations of the state in regional and international agreements in the fields of space activity.[1]
Composition
The Algerian Space Agency consists of a central structure and four operational entities that are: Center of Space Techniques (CTS), Space Applications Center (SAC), Satellite Development Center (SDC), and Operating Systems Telecommunications (HKT) Center.[2]
International Cooperation
Regarding bilateral cooperation, the Algerian Space Agency signed:[3]
- Government cooperation agreements signed with Argentina Argentine space agency (CONAE), France (CNES), and Ukraine (NSAU);
- Memoranda of Understanding and Cooperation with agencies of Russia (Roscosmos), China (CNSA), the United Kingdom (UK Space Agency), Germany (DLR), the India (ISRO), Syria (GORS) and Argentina (CONAE).
- Governmental agreements are being finalized with Russia (Roscosmos), South Africa (SANSA) and China (CNSA)
Satellites
Alsat-1 is the first of a series of 05 microsatellite launched under the DMC (Disaster Monitoring Constellation) for the time period of 2002-2005. The objective of the mission is to provide medium resolution multispectral images for monitoring natural disasters as well as other thematic remote sensing applications.[4]
Alsat-1B is a satellite designed for agricultural and disaster monitoring. It was launched on the Indian ISRO PSLV-C35 mission on Monday, September 26, 2016.[5]
Alsat-2A was successfully launched from the Sriharikota site near Chennai (South-East of India) on 12 July 2010, as an Algerian Earth observation satellite . Since its launch, Alsat-2A has provided nearly 30,000 images.[6]
Alsat-2B is similar to Alsat-2A, but integrated in Algeria within the small satellite development center (UDPS) in Oran.[7]
Alsat-1N contains amateur radio payloads and was launched on the Indian ISRO PSLV-C35 mission at 0342 GMT on Monday, September 26, 2016.[8]
Alcomsat-1 : is a communications satellite scheduled for mid 2017 according to the Algerian Space Agency director general.
References
- ↑ "Duties and Responsibilities". Agence Spatiale Algrienne (in French). Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Operational Entities". Agence Spatiale Algrienne (in French). Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Bilateral Cooperation". Agence Spatiale Algrienne (in French). Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ Wolstenholme, Robin (26 August 2010). "Algeria's first satellite mission completed". SSTL space blog.
- ↑ "AlSat-1B". Spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "Alsat-2A second observation satellite earth of the National Space Program -Horizon 2020 (NSP)". Agence Spatiale Algrienne (in French). Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "AlSat-2B". Spaceflight101.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ "AlSAT-1N" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2016.
Related articles
External links
- (English) Official website
- Details for Alsat satellite program on wmo-sat.info
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