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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Algeria’s two-spacecraft imaging program, from orbital geometry to long-term operations
Explore the Alsat-2 partnership, calibration, stereo imaging and the evidence needed to turn a scheduled scene into a useful map.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

ISRO’s PSLV-C15 launch carried Alsat-2A on 12 July 2010. The full frame shows the launcher leaving the pad; the enclosed satellite is not visible. Credit: Department of Space / ISRO.
Department of Space / Indian Space Research Organisation · Image source · ISRO website reproduction permissionYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Algeria’s imaging capability, engineering partnership and the evidence behind a map
Alsat-2: sharp images, accurate maps
Algeria’s two-spacecraft imaging program, from orbital geometry to long-term operations
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
Algeria’s new imaging pair, accurate locations and decisions that cannot wait
One suggested order from the foundations to Alsat-2: sharp images, accurate maps. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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