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Thales Alenia Space. Sentinel 1A arrives at launch site in French Guiana

Rome, Italy - The industry is responsible for the design, development, integration and testing of the satellites

Sentinel-1A, the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite designed and built by Thales Alenia Space, arrived today at the Guiana Space Center, the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. Sentinel-1A is the first satellite in Europe's vast Copernicus Earth Observation program (previously known as GMES), program of ESA in partnership with European Commission. The program’s goal is to ensure European i...

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Rome, Italy, 02/24/2014 17:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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