Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OTTAWA1303
2008-10-06 21:07:00
SECRET
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
(S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES
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S E C R E T OTTAWA 001303
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/MDSP AND OES/SAT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/06/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC CA
SUBJECT: (S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES
DUE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA
Classified By: Pol/Mil Officer Brett Mattei, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
S E C R E T OTTAWA 001303
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/MDSP AND OES/SAT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/06/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC CA
SUBJECT: (S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES
DUE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA
Classified By: Pol/Mil Officer Brett Mattei, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (U) This is an action request -- see para 4.
2. (S/RelCan) Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for
Non-Proliferation Phillip Baines raised U.S.-India safeguards
on October 3, asking whether the United States intends to
broaden its bilateral safeguards to permit satellite launches
from India. Baines noted that he was aware of a safeguards
agreement "along these lines" among the U.S., Russia and
Kazakhstan. Further, he explained, Department of National
Defence (DND) Project SAPPHIRE program managers had planned
to launch their system into orbit via Russian spacecraft in
late 2009 or early 2010, but due to the Russian invasion of
Georgia Canada now is interested in looking elsewhere for
launch services.
3. (SBU) According to open source literature, when it is
deployed, Project SAPPHIRE will use a single satellite-borne
electro-optical sensor to provide information on the
whereabouts of satellites and orbiting space debris in
medium-to-high earth orbits.
4. (U) Embassy requests Department officials prepare to
engage Baines on issue raised in para 2 when he calls on
ISN/MDSP and OES/SAT on October 10.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
WILKINS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/MDSP AND OES/SAT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/06/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC CA
SUBJECT: (S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES
DUE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA
Classified By: Pol/Mil Officer Brett Mattei, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (U) This is an action request -- see para 4.
2. (S/RelCan) Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for
Non-Proliferation Phillip Baines raised U.S.-India safeguards
on October 3, asking whether the United States intends to
broaden its bilateral safeguards to permit satellite launches
from India. Baines noted that he was aware of a safeguards
agreement "along these lines" among the U.S., Russia and
Kazakhstan. Further, he explained, Department of National
Defence (DND) Project SAPPHIRE program managers had planned
to launch their system into orbit via Russian spacecraft in
late 2009 or early 2010, but due to the Russian invasion of
Georgia Canada now is interested in looking elsewhere for
launch services.
3. (SBU) According to open source literature, when it is
deployed, Project SAPPHIRE will use a single satellite-borne
electro-optical sensor to provide information on the
whereabouts of satellites and orbiting space debris in
medium-to-high earth orbits.
4. (U) Embassy requests Department officials prepare to
engage Baines on issue raised in para 2 when he calls on
ISN/MDSP and OES/SAT on October 10.
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada
WILKINS