European Spaceflight·3 min read·medium
ONERA Selects AMOS to Build French Space Surveillance Telescope
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Andrew Parsonson
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The French aerospace research agency ONERA has selected Belgian firm AMOS to build PROVIDENCE, a high-resolution ground-based telescope for space surveillance. The project aims to enhance French sovereignty by monitoring satellites and space debris, with operations expected to begin in 2029.
Belgium’s AMOS has been selected by the French aerospace research agency ONERA to build PROVIDENCE, a 2.5-metre ground-based telescope that will provide detailed images of satellites in low Earth orbit for the French Air and Space Force. The telescope is expected to enter service in early 2029.
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