IAEA TEAMS UP WITH ESA TO LAUNCH NUCLEAR MATERIAL MONITORING FROM SPACE
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A PILOT project using satellites to monitor the movement of sensitive nuclear materials and make sure they are not diverted to military or terrorist uses has been launched. It involves the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) working with the European Space Agency (ESA) to use satellite capacity leased from Paris-based commercial operator Eutelsat. It operates a global fleet of geostationary satellites orbiting around the Earth at an altitude of 36,000 km. Their cameras will take images of materials on the move, with the data being handled ...
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