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Israel Aerospace Industries’ EROS-C3 observation satellite successfully entered orbit onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle in late December, where IAI researchers began testing the satellite’s performance.
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Equipped with a multi-spectral camera and emerging technologies that enable high-resolution images, IAI began testing the satellite following the launch.
According to the company, the tests include a series of pre-planned calibrations and trials to verify the EROS-C3’s performance ahead of the satellite undertaking full operations.
Boaz Levy, president and chief executive officer of IAI, explained that the company collaborates with a broad array of stakeholders to create a comprehensive space program.
“Today’s launch of the EROS-C3 satellite is a further expression of the advanced technological capabilities of Israel Aerospace Industries, the space house of the State of Israel,” he explained.
“After much work on the satellite, during which time the best brains of the men and women of IAI worked on its development and production, the satellite has begun transmitting data to the ground station.
“Israel Aerospace Industries cooperates with government bodies, academic institutions, NGOs, and investors from both Israel and abroad, to advance technological achievements, scientific research, and the development of future space technologies.”
According to Amir Peretz, chairman of IAI’s board of directors, the recent launch is just the latest step in the company’s continued development of advanced space assets.
“The men and women of Israel Aerospace Industries, and their managers, have yet again shown that, for them, the sky is not the limit. The launch of the EROS-C3 satellite is further proof of the company’s technological leadership as a true path breaker in space as in other arenas,” Peretz explained.
“Israel’s space program rests on an impressive array of technologies developed by IAI in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Defense, academia, and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
“The outputs from the satellite launched today, and the important findings that it will transmit to the ground station, will assist IAI in continuing to improve its advanced capabilities in these areas.”
