BG Gavoty Space Bureau

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BUILDING A COMMON SPACE DEFENSE IN EUROPE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ETAT-MAJOR DES ARMEES - BUREAU ESPACE
Brigadier General Daniel GAVOTY CHIEF OF JOINT
SPACE OFFICE
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BUILDING A COMMON MILITARY SPACE IN EUROPE

• European Military Space Capabilities
• To start global European military space dynamics
• To define common security and defence operational
  needs

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BUDGET

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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OBSERVATION HELIOS II
High resolution and Infrared instrument wide
field bi spectral instrument
Main Hélios Ground Segment Centres Images
Reception CenterSatellite Control Station
13h17 local
Kerguelen
Prises devue CL
365 orbitsin 27 days
HR Camera

• Agility
• satellite tilting (HR)
• mirror rolling (wide field)

Satellite footprint
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CO-OPERATIONS

• All weather radar capabilities access
• Bilateral agreement for dual-use system between
  France Italy
• Bilateral agreement for military system between
  France Germany
• Belgium, Spain, The Netherlands
• Torrejon Satellite Centre

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FROM 2010 COMMON OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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POSITIONNING, DATATION, SYNCHRONISATION
(GPS-GALILEO)

• EU autonomy
• Civilian project (Transportation / ESA)
• (NO FUNDING FROM THE MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE)
• Access denial is essential
• Adaptation to operations

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SIGNAL INTELLIGENCEESSAIM SYSTEM

• Synchronous signal acquisition by three
  satellites
• Signal transmission to the ground segment
• Data processing
• Estimated position of emitters

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SPACE SURVEILLANCE

• To detect, track and identify space objects in
  order to assess the threat and share the
  information
• Orbital data provided by the US government and
  the Russian government
• Possibility to create an European system

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EARLY WARNING

• For surveillance, detection and identification of
  eventual aggression, to estimate possible area of
  impact and give time to get ready and to respond.
• The acquisition of this capacity is beyond the
  European capabilities but the threat exists. It
  is important to strengthen the studies.

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METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES, SCIENCES
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COST ASSESMENT FOR A EUROPEAN MILITARY SPACE
CAPABILITY
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BUILDING A COMMON EUROPEAN SPACE DEFENCE
Small-steps policy

• To gain support to the "BOC" document
• EU access to space capabilities
• Evaluation of common defence needs

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BUILDING A COMMON EUROPEAN SPACE DEFENCE
Small-steps policy

• European Space Agency for defence security
  programs

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QUESTIONS ?