Photos: Rockot Blasts off with Sentinel-3A Earth Observation Satellite

February 17, 2016 Patrick Blau 3267 Views Copernicus, Plesetsk, Sentinel, Sentinel-3, Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3A Media

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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Photo: Sentinel-3 Processing for Rockot Launch

February 13, 2016February 14, 2016 Patrick Blau 2469 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.

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Sentinel-3A: Assembly & Testing

February 13, 2016February 14, 2016 Patrick Blau 3236 Views Copernicus, Sentinel, Sentinel-3, Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3A Media

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.