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January 10, 2013

LEON: the space chip that Europe built
Paris (ESA) Jan 10, 2013
Just like home computers, the sophisticated capabilities of today's space missions are made possible by the power of their processor chips. ESA's coming Alphasat telecom satellite, the Proba-V microsatellite, the Earth-monitoring Sentinel family and the BepiColombo mission to Mercury are among the first missions to use an advanced 32-bit microprocessor - engineered and built in Europe. All of them incorporate the new LEON2-FT chip, commercially known as the AT697. Engineered to operate within spac ... read more

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France's Hollande to push for Rafale sale in UAE

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Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Launch Site

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Brazil invests in rocket technology

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