Europe’s newly launched Sentinel-3A satellite snapped its first images of Earth, delivering a taste of what can be expected from the most comprehensive Sentinel satellite launched so far.
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Europe’s latest addition to the Copernicus Earth Observation Satellite Constellation is taking its first steps in orbit after receiving a smooth ride on Tuesday atop a Russian booster.
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A Russian Rockot Booster lifts off from an above-ground launch container at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 to lift Europe’s Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite to orbit
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A Russian Rockot Booster lifts off from an above-ground launch container at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 to lift Europe’s Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite to orbit,
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A Rockot launch vehicle rumbled into the night sky over Russia on Tuesday, lifting into orbit Europe’s Sentinel-3A satellite, joining the Copernicus Earth Observation Program as the constellation’s most heavily instrumented satellite launched to date.
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Europe’s Copernicus Earth Observation Satellite Constellation is looking forward to its next addition on Tuesday when the program’s most comprehensive satellite to date rumbles into orbit atop a converted Soviet-era ballistic missile.
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The Sentinel-3 Land and Ocean Observation satellite is readied for liftoff atop a Rockot launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia to begin a mission as part of Europe’s Copernicus Program.
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The Sentinel-3A spacecraft completes Assembly and Testing Operations at Thales Alenia to begin a mission dedicated to continuous monitoring of the world’s oceans.
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For Sentinel-2A Launch Updates, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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The newly launched Sentinel-1A satellite has returned the first images acquired with its high-fidelity radar system. Sentinel-1A is making good progress in its commissioning phase that will prepare the satellite for regular acquisition of high-resolution and calibrated radar images for release through the European Commission’s Copernicus program.
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For Sentinel-1A Launch Updates, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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