CAL of Canada has beaten off a field of international competitors to supply its new CalTrac Star Tracker to Aerospatiale for the inaugural flight of the new multi-mission Proteus bus.
The contract was signed at the Paris show before Cal's president Dr Neil Mackay said: "Through support from the Canadian government and the Canadian Space Agency, Cal is fortunate to have had the opportunity to develop the most advanced Star Tracker to date."
The first mission for Proteus, Jason 1, is a follow-on space science mission from the Topex/Poseidon experiment launched in August 1992. The Proteus bus will study ocean waves as part of the Jason 1 mission, which is scheduled for launch in December 1998.
Source: Flight Daily News