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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

U.S. OKs Israel-China Spy Sat Deal

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has secured tacit U.S. government consent for a prospective remote sensing deal with China based on the Eros B, a commercial, high-resolution satellite nearly identical to the Israeli military’s Ofeq-5.

Sources here and in Washington confirmed the U.S. greenlight for Beijing’s participation in a unique operational program run by Imagesat International (ISI), a Dutch Antilles-incorporated firm based here that owns and manages Eros-series spacecraft.

Under the firm’s Satellite Operating Partner (SOP) program, customers like India enjoy complete autonomy and discretion in the way they choose to operate the satellite.

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