TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's leading satellite company has signed a contract
to provide remote-sensing images to the European Union for both civilian and
military applications.ImageSat International has signed a contract with the European Union
Satellite Center to provide images from the Israeli firm's Eros-A
reconnaissance satellite, based on Israel's Ofeq-3 military satellite. The
imagery will be provided during 2004 and represents a continuation of a deal
begun last year. Eros-A, which orbits the earth at an altitude of 480
kilometers, has a images with a resolution of 1.8 meters."We regard this relationship as the flagship of several important
partnerships we will establish within the European Community during the
coming year," ImageSat International chief executive officer Menashe Broder
said.Executives said the ImageSat deal will provide imagery within Europe and
other areas for a range of applications. They include crisis management,
humanitarian and peacekeeping missions.
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