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Copernicus programme: Telespazio alongside ESA to launch The Sentinel-2B satellite

Rome, Italy - Preparations are at their height

At the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Darmstadt, Germany, preparations are at their height for the launch of the Sentinel-2B satellite, part of the Copernicus European Earth Observation programme. The launch is scheduled for March 7 at 2:49 (CET) from Europe's Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. Leonardo, one of the leading industrial partners in Copernicus,...

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Rome, Italy, 03/02/2017 13:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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