ORFEO Programme
The French-Italian ORFEO Programme is a dual Earth-observation framework established by the 2001 Turin agreement. It combines the French Pleiades high-resolution optical system with the Italian four-satellite COSMO-SkyMed radar component, coordinating design, development, operation, and shared access of complementary optical and radar observation capabilities for civil and defence users.
Identity
- Aliases
- ORFEOOrfeoOptical and Radar Federated Earth ObservationFrench-Italian Dual Earth Observation Programme
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- ORFEO Programme
- Status
- active
- Types
- developmentoperationsinfrastructure
Details
- Description
- The French-Italian ORFEO Programme is a dual Earth-observation framework established by the 2001 Turin agreement. It combines the French Pleiades high-resolution optical system with the Italian four-satellite COSMO-SkyMed radar component, coordinating design, development, operation, and shared access of complementary optical and radar observation capabilities for civil and defence users.
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2001
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:16:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:16:03 UTC