Photos: Vega Rocket Assembly for Sentinel-2B Launch

March 5, 2017 Patrick Blau 2492 Views Copernicus, Guiana Space Center, Sentinel, Sentinel-2B

The ninth Vega rocket to blast off from the Guiana Space Center undergoes assembly at the ZLV launch complex in preparation for liftoff with the Sentinel-2B satellite, set to join Europe’s Copernicus satellite fleet tasked with capturing a comprehensive set of Earth observation parameters for a variety of applications.

All Photos: Arianespace/ESA/CNES/Optique Video du CSG