Photo: Sentinel-3 Processing for Rockot Launch

February 13, 2016February 14, 2016 Patrick Blau 2150 Views Copernicus, Sentinel, Sentinel-3, Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3A Media

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.

All Photos: European Space Agency

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Photo: ESA/TAS

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