NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2015-022B
Sicral 2 will provide strategic and tactical communications links for the French and Italian armed forces, as well as additional telecom capacity for NATO countries. That makes Sicral 2 a fundamental element in a common European security policy, which must count on a spaceborne component.
Launch Date: 2015-04-26
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
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