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SARAL/AltiKa LATEST NEWS
 
Summer 2012 Scheduled launch of SARAL/AltiKa on PSLV#20.
March-April Coupling tests between ISRO SSB platform and CNES payload module (at ISRO)
October 12, 2011 Successful launch for PSLV#18 (Megha-Tropiques).
July 15, 2011 Successful launch for PSLV#17, less than 3 months after the previous launch.
End of June 2011 PIM Qualification Review.
March 15-17, 2011 3rd meeting of the Joint Science Working Group (JSWG) and 2nd SARAL/AltiKa International Scientific Workshop in India
(see the scientific presentations on the Aviso website)
Early September 2010 Thermal vacuum tests at Cannes (France) in Thales Alenia Space premises
July 21-22, 2010 CNES/ISRO Bilateral meeting, in Bangalore.
June 8-18, 2010 Off-line/GDR software installation in ISRO/SAC Ahmedabad facility and TM_NRT/OGDR software installation in ISRO/NRSC Shadnagar facility.
June 1st, 2010 Beginning of Payload Integrated Module environmental tests.
April 15, 2010 Release of selected SARAL/AltiKa PIs.
April 1st, 2010 Second meeting of the Joint Science Working Group (JSWG), at SAC-ISRO in Ahmedabad, for PIs selection.
February 9-11, 2010 Satellite Design Incremental Review, at ISRO in Bangalore.
December 15, 2009 Publication of the Joint Announcement of Opportunity for SARAL/AltiKa CalVal and data use, until February 15th, 2010. More information and form available on AVISO website.
October 20-23, 2009 CNES/ISRO/EUMETSAT System Interfaces Performances and Validation Review.
July 2009 Payload module Critical Design Review. Beginning of phase D activitites.
July 2-3, 2009 CNES/ISRO bilateral meeting, in Bangalore.
June 25-26, 2009 Satellite Preliminary Design Review, at ISRO in Bangalore – "Incremental Review" scheduled in decembre 2009 to finalise the platform design.
April 24, 2009 First meeting of the Joint Science Working Group (JSWG), at SAC-ISRO in Ahmedabad.
April 22-23, 2009 First SARAL/AltiKa French-Indian scientific workshop, at SAC-ISRO (Science Application Center) in Ahmedabad. Summary and presentations available at http://www.mosdac.gov.in/saral.html
December 16-17, 2008 Payload interface module Preliminary Design Review.
July 5-6, 2008 Bilateral meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG), in Goa.
March 2, 2007 CNES and ISRO (Indian space agency), signed the "memorandum of Understanding" for Saral Satellite.


Latest update 03/02/2012