Coetus Astrum
Union Australis Space Agency | |
Abbreviation | CA |
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Formation | 1679 AN |
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The Coetus Astrum (lit. "Star Group") is the space agency of the Union Australis, being a joint agency between the Confederate Agency for Space Exploration, of the Ciric Confederacy, and the Southern Space Initiative of Caradia.
Background
While the Southern Space Initiative was never a particularly strong or important space agency, it was nonetheless subsumed into the Coetus Astrum by the Confederate Agency for Space Exploration, officially due to an effort to tighten the alliance between Caradia and the confederacy further, but in reality it was because the confederate agency was short staffed, and was in need of less trained employees, which it sought in Caradia. The agency exists primarily to further the ambitions of the confederacy before the alliance was founded.
Programs
Mission | Type | Start date | End date | Status | Notes |
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Atmospheric Meteorological Survey | unmanned (satellite) |
7.XIV.1679 AN | Active | A series of satellites launched into orbit to monitor the weather patterns of Micras, particularly at the equator. |
Current Research Programs
Project | Type | Start date | End date | Status | Notes |
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Atos Weapons Platform | Military | 13.XI.1679 AN | Active | A study started by the Confederate Agency for Space Exploration and continued by the Coetus Astrum, the Atos Weapons Platform is a joint research project with the Ciric armed forces to design a possible satellite containing weapons that could be deployed from orbit. |