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Algerian Space Agency

Dr. Nassim Haned

1. National Space Program (NSP)

2. Space Systems: existing, planed and futures

3. Important axes to implement

4. The  institutional and  Organizational framework

5. International and bilateral cooperation

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The National Space Programme (NSP) 

is the government’s reference document describing the national strategy for the  

development of space activities in Algeria adopted in 2006 until 2020, 

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NSP              Overall impacts :• Reinforcing national sovereignty;• Sustainable development;• Mastering of space technology.

NSP        Specific impacts :• Improving the efficiency of  natural resources management and 

major risks prevention;• Setting up a national technological capability and mastering of 

space applications (human potential, know‐how, specifics resources …);

• Promoting the use of space technology in different fields;

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More than 100 application

projectsto implement

straiteningresearch

areas

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to create

Provide training of engineers

strengthening the scientific

potential

Spacesystems

21 Ministerialdepartments

NSPHorizon

2020

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Promotion of national industry

Internationalcooperation

Human resourcesand training 

Institutional and  organisational framework

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Activities to implement

Space systems

Space applications  projects

Space research projects

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Space Systems: Alsat‐1

The First Algerian Earth Observation Satellite with a resolution of 32 metres in multispectral mode.

First of the five (05) satellites of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC).

Training of 11 engineers on space technology, 4 Masters and 4 PhDs. 

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Space Systems: Alsat‐2• High resolution coverage (2.5 m panchromatic, and 10 m multispectral ).

• training  of 30 Algerian engineers in the space fields  and  academic training  for  06 PhD and 08 Masters.

•mapping  (natural resources, city planning, ...);

•Support decision for defence and security;

•Support the  conception, setting and follow‐up the territory plan (PAW, PDAU, POS,..).

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Space Systems: Alsat‐2

Users

Agriculture

oil & mines

Control and  data reception centre  (Ouargla & Oran)

Waterresources

Environnement & major risks

mapping & Cadastre

Others applications

Processing & distribution

centre

Alsat‐2BAlsat‐2A

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Space Systems: Alsat‐2Alsat‐2A was launched by Indian launch VehiclePSLV‐C15 : 12th July 2010

ALSAT‐2A took more than 94.000 image products of severalregions of the world; covering more than 6 millions ofSq.Km [6,831 millions de KM²], and more than 72% coveringAfrica continent.

Distribution of Alsat‐2A image products by Continent

4977445204 

1364

72466186

69260 4324

3644

970

Océan

1984

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Space Systems: Alcomsat‐1

Having access to the services offered by communications satellite constitutes a priority of the National Space Program (NSP), for this reason ASAL plans to launch and operate a communications satellite “Alcomsat‐1”.

Objectives:

Autonomy in  communications:Efficiency and secured communications Network;Increasing the capacities of the national telecommunications network;Access to information;Continuity  of communications services case of majors disasters …..

Respond to national needs  in : communications, telephony, broadcasting, e‐education , e‐health, …

Gain a know how in design and operation of communications satellite. 

Space Systems: ARMCAfricain Resource Management satellite ConstellationProject Initiated by Algeria, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa for the 

management of African resources and environment. 

Meetings: May 2005 ‐ Algeria: Identification of African users requirements in remote sensing. September 2005 ‐ South Africa: technical requirements. November 2005‐ Nigeria: Organizational and  financial aspects. July 2006‐ Algeria: finalization of users needs. November 2007‐pretoria: agreement on the system payload configuration.. Jun 2008‐ Vienna: signature of declaration of intents. 8th December 2009‐Algiers: signature of ARMC agreement. 13‐14 April 2010, Abuja : preparation of action plan 23th September 2010: Cape town: Technical mission analysis. 11 march 2013 : Algiers: Action plan definition 1 May 2013: Abuja: coordination meeting December 2014: Accra, Ghana, coordination meeting.

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Space Systems: ASEOArab Satellite constellation for Earth Observation

On the proposition of his Excellency the Algerian President, at the 17thArab conference in Algiers (Marsh 2005), the leaders of Arab leaguedecided to go for an Arab Satellite Constellation for EarthObservation.

The future Arab satellite constellation will be used for:

• territory planning.• environment &  majors disaster risks.• water resources.• agriculture and forest.• mines resources & oil.• fishing  resources.• transportation.

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Space Systems: ASEOArab Satellite constellation for Earth Observation

A constellation of three (3) earth observation satellites was retained and  the technical requirements  were identified at the Algiers workshop which was done in June 2006.

On August 2008, seven (07) countries from the Arab league expressed some remarks about the technical study and the execution plan of the project.

The project is being supported  by six countries (Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Tunisia, Libya). 

On march 2009, the Arab league installed an “ad‐hoc” committee constituted of Foreign Affairs Ministries, in charge of putting‐on the ideal execution conditions of the project.

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Space systems plan

telecommunications

12/07/2010

2014           2016

2029

2015

Alsat‐2B 2021

28/11/2002 08/2010 2021

PlannedIn ProgressExistingEnd of life

2017 2021

2023

To be planed

Earth Observation

Alsat‐1C

HRO

HRO

THRO

2016 

Alcomsat‐1

2014

Mi  2006

Alsat‐4ATHRS

2018

2027

Alsat‐3

MRO

2014           2016

Alsat‐1BAlsat‐1

20272017ARMC

2010 2015 20202005 2025

2022

2007

Alsat‐2A

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Space Application Projects:

Earth observation: for a better knowledge of naturalresources and their environment, prevention andmanagement of major risks (natural and industrial…);

Satellite communications: broadcasting and fixed services;

Satellite positioning: (GPS, Glonass, Galileo) developingnetworks essential for basic mapping, seismic monitoringand auscultation of infrastructures.

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Space research projects:

ASAL implement the National Research Program on space technologies in thefollowing fields:

Micro satellites technology;

Space communications;

Space instrumentation;

Space geodesy;

Remote sensing and satellite image processing;

Geo‐spatial information.

In its implementation, this program emphasizes on research network entities(centre, units, laboratories and teams) and on other national researchprograms (agriculture, water resources, environment, telecommunication,health…).

To train engineers in different area of space activities: Academic training : Masters or PhDs, which could bedone within local universities or throughout internationalcooperation framework.

On the job activities : know how technology transfer.

Training:

Algerian Space Agency ASAL

SpaceTechnicsCentre 

CTS

ImageryMultisatellitesreception andoperationCentre

CREIS 

Doctoral school

of Space

applications  and 

technologies 

EDTAS 

INCTEMPCDTAUDTSCDERCRAAGINI

ECA/MDNORGMASGAANRHANC….

SatellitesDevelopment

Centre

CDS

communi‐cationsSystem operationCentre

CEST

SpaceApplications

Centre

CAS

executive Entities associated entities Partners

LaboratoryResearchCenter 

Net work labNational  

andInternational Industries

Telecom users

SIG Cellsprivateand  

publics Operators

National Universitiesand international

centres

High Schoolof Space

Techniques and geodesy

sciences  EGTS 

(creation in progress)

Graduated and post graduated

training

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1‐ Space Technics Center (CTS)

Geodesy

Information systemsgeoreferenced

Earth observation

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2‐ Satellite Development Centre (CDS)

This center is in charge of: 

Asembly, Integration and test of satellites for up to 1000 kg, including Alsat‐1b and Alsat‐2b.

Regroup the nationals experts in the space technology fields.

Give the adequate environment for experts to develop future space systems planned in NSP.

Stimulate Algerian industries in the fields of mechanics, electronics, optics, IT, …etc.  

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2‐ Satellite Development Centre (CDS)

This centre particularly contains:

Integration hall : clean room of  27 x 11 m (class 100 000),

Test building : environmental tests. 

2‐ Satellite Development Centre (CDS)

23 th febriary 2012: inauguration ceremony by the President

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3‐ Communication satellite operation centre (CEST)

This centre will :

• Take in charge the future services of communications satelliteAlcomsat‐1,

• Respond to the national users needs covered by rentinginternationals communications systems,

• Extend the field of spaces communications applications to allconcerned users.

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4‐ Organisational framework : Space Applications Centre (CAS).

Mission of this centre are :

Promote the national use of space applications projects,

Develop decision support tools  based on  GIS and space technologies,

Technological upgrade of the thematic cells specialized in remote sensing  and GIS,

Specific training in space technique. 

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5‐ Organisational framework : Satellite images reception & operation centre (CREIS).

This centre :

Takes in charge the control services of the Earth Observation SatelliteSystems, Alsat‐2a & 2b…etc,

Responds to the national users needs on terms of Remote Sensingfields.

S‐band Station X‐band Station

Control Ground Segment

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6‐ Organisational framework : Space Doctoral School (EDTAS)

As the first step , this school receive 50 PhD students disseminated over five important national universities.

More than  60 professors are giving high level academic training in the following  topics:

Space optic and  precision mechanics.

Space computer science.

space  instrumentation.

Image processing and GIS.

Space communications.

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Training  and know how transfer,

Mutually beneficial partnership,

Participation of Algeria in international space programs (DMC,EGNOS, GEO Group / GEOSS, MEOSAR, GNSS, UN‐SPIDER, ARMC,Arabsat, ITSO, RASCOM, OSS..).

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• National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE, Argentina),

• United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA, United Kingdom),

• National Centre of Space Studies (CNES, France),

• ROSCOSMOS (Russia),

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO, India)

• Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI, Korea),

• South African Space Agency (SANSA, South Africa),

• Malaysian National Space Agency,…

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Thank you