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TAS will provide the IRIS altimeter for the Copernicus CRISTAL mission

At the heart of the operational system for cryosphere and ocean

Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has today signed a close to €88 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space (DS), prime contractor of the satellite, to develop the two IRIS flight models (Interferometric Radar Altimeter for Ice andSnow) of the Copernicus polaR Ice and Snow Topography ALtimeter (CRISTAL) mission. This one is part of the expansion o...

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Toulose, France, 09/21/2020 12:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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For polar ice and snow topography

CRISTAL will measure sea ice thickness and ice sheet elevations; industry in Germany will lead the consortium; contract is worth € 300 million more

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