Astrium Signs Contract with Korean Aerospace Research Institute

摘要

Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, has signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the South Korean space agency. Under the terms of this contract, Astrium and KARI will jointly design and manufacture the Geostationary Ocean Colour Imager II (GOCI-Ⅱ) for the future Korean GEO Kompsat 2B mission, scheduled for launch in 2019. Eric Beranger, CEO of Astrium Satellites stated: "This contract is also a great commercial success for Astrium, confirming our place as the world's leading exporter of Earth observation space systems."