"“We have lent a huge amount of money to the U.S. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I am definitely a little worried.” "


Chinese premier Wen Jiabao 12th March 2009


""We have a financial system that is run by private shareholders, managed by private institutions, and we'd like to do our best to preserve that system."


Timothy Geithner US Secretary of the Treasury, previously President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.1/3/2009

Monday, May 01, 2006

Israeli EROS B Satellite launched and operating


EROS A, commercial observation satellite operated by ImageSat International, was successfully sent into low earth orbit of 480 km by a Russian Start-1 launcher in December, 2000.It was based on the limitary ofeq 3 and has an opitcal resolution of 1.8 meters.

EROS B the successor manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) was successfully launched on April 25th 2006 from the Svobodni Launch Complex, Siberia, Russia on top of a Russian Start-1 launcher for low earth orbit of 508 KM.Both are expected to have lives of 8/10 years of operation.


ImageSat International (ISI)(Israel Aircraft Industries, Elbit/ElOp Electro Optics Industries and international investors.) announced communication swithin 13 mins of launch . It is now operating successfully and all satellite sub-systems are operating according to predetermined specifications say main ground control station at IAI MBT Space Division facilities.

EROS B is a lightweight (290 Kg) commercial satellite which will deliver very high resolution imagery (optical resolution 80 cm) based on advanced technology in both photographic and data processing capabilities and can scan an area of 380 miles on the ground. The low weight ensures maximum agility and stability for optimal imaging quality. Like EROS A it has a heliosynchronous orbit so it its imaged target is alwasy in sunlight.

EROS B can observe the earth and transfer the data to a ground station in either real time or accumulate the data and relay it to the ground at a chosen time. The satellite will pass a ground control station for 10 minutes, four times a day, twice in daytime and twice in night time.It is reported (AP)that the main task for EROS B is to track Iran's nuclear program
http://www.geoeye.com/news/2006_europeanCommission.htm
Eros B will compete with Geo Eye whose GeoEye -1 is due to lauynch with an optical resolution of 41 cms. see more here
Pic sample cunningly acquired in first week, click here for incredible full screen view.(takes time to load but worth it taken from 508 Km.!!)

More pics here

at 5/01/2006 08:27:00 pm

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