Friday, January 09, 2009

Athena-Fidus

IOC: 2012

Origin
France
Italy

Program Status:
Planned

Description: Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian geosynchronous military wideband communications satellite capable of data transfer rates of up to 2 Gb per second. The French and Italian Ministries of Defense signed a letter of intent (LOI) in support of the Athena-Fidus program November 30, 2007. The program's contract award is expected in the first half of 2008 with the satellite scheduled for launch in 2012. The Athena-Fidus program is being managed by French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and Space Agency (CNES) and the Italian Defense Procurement Agency (Segredifesa) and the Space Agency (ASI).

Specifications
Other: Data Transfer Rate 2 Gbps

Operators

see operators map

France

Italy

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008

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