Thales Alenia Space Details Elaborate Tech Transfer Deal with Brazil

摘要

Satellite builder Thales Alenia Space of Europe, as part of what may be the most elaborate satellite technology transfer contract ever signed, will be joining forces with Brazilian companies to develop local expertise in satellite thermal control, onboard propulsion, solar arrays and ground support, the company's chief representative in Brazil said. Other areas to be a focus of contracts include onboard optical instruments and optical instrument base plates. The contracts, coordinated with the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), are part of a broader agreement signed in late 2013 whose centerpiece is the civil-military Strategic Defense and Communications Geostationary Satellite (SGDC), whose launch is scheduled for 2016.