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April 30, 2015

Sentinel-2A payload processing begins for Vega launch in June
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 30, 2015
The Sentinel-2A satellite on Arianespace's next Vega mission is being readied for pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, which will enable this European Earth observation platform to be orbited in June from French Guiana. During activity in the Spaceport's S5 payload processing facility, Sentinel-2A was removed from the shipping container that protected this 1,140-kg.-class spacecraft during its airlift from Europe to the South American launch site. With Sentinel-2A now connected to its ground supp ... read more

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