Israel Aerospace Industries, BEN-GURION International Airport, Israel: Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) TecSAR satellite transmitted its first images yesterday evening. The images, transmitted during a stormy night, were of exceptional quality.
“All the satellite's sub-systems work perfectly. This is a tremendous achievement that places IAI in an exclusive and short list of satellite manufacturers around the world,” said Itzhak Nissan, IAI's President & CEO, while viewing the images.
The TecSAR was successfully launched into orbit on January 21, 2008 on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The launch was part of a cooperation agreement between the Government of India and IAI relating to space activities.
The TECSAR is the first satellite of its kind developed in Israel, and ranks among the world's most advanced space systems. It carries a SAR payload, designed to provide images during day, night and all weather conditions, including under cloud cover. The satellite is controlled and monitored by an IAI-based ground station.
Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (IAI) is Israel's largest industrial exporter and a globally recognized leader for the defense and commercial markets. IAI provides unique and cost-effective technological solutions for a broad spectrum of needs in space, air, land, sea and homeland defense, including: maintenance and conversion of commercial aircraft, unmanned air and ground vehicles, radars, secure communications, AEW, EW, ELINT/ESM, SIGINT and COMINT/COMJAM, air-to-air refueling, upgrading of military aircraft and helicopters, Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missiles (ATBM), optronic payloads, navigation, smart weapons, missiles, commercial satellites and launchers, mine detection, clearing and breaching systems and many other core technologies, products and services.
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