Russian Rokot launches Sentinel-3A Satellite

The 1,200 kg Sentinel-3A is the third satellite to be launched for Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring programme, previously known as the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme (GMES).

Sentinel-3A utilizes a multi-spectral optical mission which provides sea/ land colour data and surface temperatures and an altimetry mission contributing to the determination of the sea surface, ice surface and in-land water topography.

In addition, as complementary objectives, the Sentinel-3A mission provides vegetation, fire identification and atmospheric products. As such, Sentinel-3 is arguably the most comprehensive of all the Sentinel missions.


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Last Edited by BHZP on 02/16/2016 06:14 PM