...SSOT satellite system, which launched from the European spaceport in French Guiana on December 16, 2011. In accepting delivery, the Chilean Air Force (FACh) confirmed that the conditions for the handover of the satellite, FASat Charlie, have been met in full within three months of its launch, thanks to its exceptional performance. The SSOT program comprises a satellite and an operational ground segment based in Santiago, Chile. The satellite has a panchromatic resolution of 1.45m, representing unprecedented performance for a satellite weighing only 117kg. The 20 Chilean engineers operating it were trained at the Astrium site in Toulouse, where the system and satellite were developed and built. SSOT is the latest satellite system to be exported by Astrium. Astrium is playing an active role at FIDAE 2012, which is currently taking place in Santiago, participating in conferences on space that have brought together, under the auspices of the Chilean Air Force, representatives from space agencies across Latin America.
