Keeping an eye on Europe’s borders
by Stuart Clark from on (#CERA)
Stuart Clark on the latest development in the world's most ambitious Earth observation programme
The second satellite in the world's most ambitious Earth observation programme entered orbit this week. The European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 blasted off from French Guiana on 23 June.
The 1.1 tonne spacecraft will be lifted into orbit by Europe's 10-story Vega rocket. The satellite's optical camera will provide high-resolution images of the Earth as part of the Copernicus environmental monitoring programme.
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