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April 5th, 2012

SES... A Great Deal Of CHIRP'ing Scheduled (Webcast)


[SatNews] Launched in September aboard the SES-2 satellite, CHIRP...

...is an experimental U.S. Air Force Missile infrared sensor. Its launch marked a pioneering effort that involved numerous challenges, holds numerous lessons, and, raised some lingering questions about the placement of occasionally sensitive government payloads aboard privately owned commercial satellites. On April 11th at 2:30 p.m. EDT, join:

  • Doug Loverro, Executive Director, US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
  • Mike Hamel, Senior Vice President, Orbital Sciences Corporation
  • Tom Taverney, Senior Vice President, SAIC
  • Tip Osterthaler, President & CEO, SES Government Solutions
in a moderated webcast panel discussion led by Warren Ferster, Space News Editor. The panel discussion will be followed by a live Q&A session. Registration is FREE for this CHIRP Webcast Discussion, presented by SES Government Solutions. Webcast registration link.