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The Multinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation or MUSIS is a European collaborative project aimed at the procurement of intelligence satellites.[1][2][3][4] Participating countries are Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain.

A pointer to the direction is whether there will be consensus on a next-generation European system of IMINT and radar MASINT satellites. A proposal in process is to generate the Multinational Satellite-based Imagery System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Observation (MUSIS). The participants are Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain. EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space are competing, under the direction of the French defense procurement agency, DGA. This system could be operational somewhere around 2015-2017, around the time that the French Helios and joint French-Italian Pleiades IMINT satellites need replacement. The German SAR Lupe and Italian CosmoSkyMed radar satellites will last up to 2017 or 2018.[5]

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  1. ^ Aviation Week September 24, 2007: France Steps up European Milspace Push
  2. ^ Red Orbit October 28, 2007: European Nations Focus Space-Based Observation Capabilities
  3. ^ French Senate: Projet de loi de finances pour 2007 : Défense - Préparation et équipement des forces : Capacité interarmées 2. L'observation, accessed on April 22, 2008
  4. ^ Italian Ministry of Defence, Direzione Generale TELEDIFE: Invitation To Tender, accessed on April 22, 2008
  5. ^ Wall, Robert (September 24, 2007), “France Steps up European Milspace Push”, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Wall 2007, <http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/aw092407p2.xml>. Retrieved on 20 October 2007 

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