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Successful launch of the Sentinel-1B -VIDEO

Rome, Italy - Once in orbit, the satellite will send data to several European centers. In Italy, this data will be collected by a station at the e-GEOS Space Center in Matera

Sentinel-1B satellite, designed built by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, was successfully launched by a Soyuz-Fregat A rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This satellite is part of the European Commission’s vast Copernicus Earth observation program, coordinated by the European Commission, with the European Space Agency (ESA) in charge of the space segment. “The suc...

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Rome, Italy, 04/26/2016 09:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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