Alcatel Space Ties Up CNES Deal
By Staff Writer | May 4, 2004
The French space agency CNES (Centre National D’etudes Spatiales) has chosen Alcatel Space to build its Jason-2 spatial oceanographic satellite. The satellite, designed to monitor oceans and climate, will carry on the mission of Jason-1, launched at the end of 2001. The contract is worth $48 million.