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Sentinel

Another satellite launch for Europe’s Earth monitoring system

Paris, France (AFP)– Europe is set to launch a fourth satellite next Tuesday for its ambitious Copernicus Earth monitoring project to track changing land cover and pollution, launch firm Arianespace said. Dubbed Sentinel-2B, the satellite will blast off on a Vega rocket from Europe’s space port in Kourou, French Guiana, at 0149 GMT, the company said. “The Sentinel-SB Earth observation satellite primarily focuses on monitoring land masses and coastal zones around the world,” Arianespace said […]