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Sentinel-2 satellite - Artist view

author: ESA/P.Carril/Novapix

reference: e-sot01-91100

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 21 cm

Artist's impression of the European Sentinel-2 spacecraft in Earth orbit. The ESA Sentinels, composed of five satellites are responding to the needs of the GMES (Global monitoring for environnement and security) programme. Sentinel-2 is scheduled to be launched in 2012.
 
   

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - 2012 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - ILLUSTRATION - LIMB - SENTINEL - SENTINEL-2 - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE -