Tag: Sentinel

  • Sentinel-2B rides Vega to join Copernicus fleet

    Sentinel-2B rides Vega to join Copernicus fleet

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    Arianespace’s small launcher, the Vega rocket, has lofted the Sentinel-2B Earth observation satellite on Monday night (local time). Sentinel-2B becomes the fifth satellite launched for Copernicus following its lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at 01:49 UTC (Tuesday). Sentinel-2B Launch: Sentinel is the space segment of Copernicus,…

  • Sentinels monitor sinking San Francisco skyscraper for case study

    Sentinels monitor sinking San Francisco skyscraper for case study

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    The European Space Agency’s fleet of Sentinel satellites are busy checking into urban ground movements, using San Fransico as a case study. Their findings reveal the city’s Millennium Tower skyscraper is slowly sinking. The news comes as a new Sentinel satellite prepares for launch early next year. Watching From Above: The Sentinel spacecraft form part…

  • Russian Rokot launches Sentinel-3A

    Russian Rokot launches Sentinel-3A

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    A Russian Rokot launch vehicle – with a Briz-KM Upper Stage – has launched the Sentinel-3A spacecraft for the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday. The launch took place from the Eurockot Pad LC133 at the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, with T-0 marked at 17:57 UTC. Launch Overview: This Russian launch system is…