Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, will present the following products and services at its stand at the 2012 Euronaval show, to be held at the Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre from 22-26 October
Maritime surveillance:
– OceanWay: a satellite-based maritime surveillance service that can monitor and track ships in every ocean from space.
– SAT-AIS: a satellite-based ship-identification system.
– GO-3S: video from space thanks to an Earth-observation satellite system in geostationary orbit capable of generating 25 images per second.
Helicopter deck-landing systems:
– Deckfinder: a fully automatic landing system for helicopters (manned or unmanned vehicles).
Ocean-going deterrent capability and ballistic missile defence:
– Territorial ballistic missile defence
– Deterrence programmes (Exoguard, Kill Vehicle…).
Following the acquisition of Vizada in December 2012, Astrium Services now leads the way among the world’s foremost satellite operators as the global leader in telecommunications services to the maritime sector. Astrium Services equips cargo and cruise ships, fishing vessels, ferries and offshore platforms, and supplies communication services for captains, crews, and passengers. In the military sector, Astrium Services provides state of the art satellite communications, notably to the British, French and German navies.
We invite representatives of media outlets to the Astrium stand (Hall 2A, Stand G70) to find out more about our many civil and military space technology applications.
Press contact for Astrium at Euronaval:
Gregory Gavroy: +33 629 48 12 72, [email protected]
About Astrium
Astrium is the number one company in Europe for space technologies and the third in the world. In 2011, Astrium had a turnover close to €5 billion and 18,000 employees worldwide, mainly in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.
Astrium is the sole European company that covers the whole range of civil and defence space systems and services.
Its three business units are: Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure; Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment; Astrium Services for comprehensive fixed and mobile end-to-end solutions covering secure and commercial satcoms and networks, high security and broadcast satellite communications equipment and systems, and bespoke geo-information services, worldwide.
Astrium is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of over 133,000.
