Contract signed for ESA’s Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:50 in Astronomy & Space

ESA PR 22-2008. The European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space today signed a €305 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation monitoring, as part of the European GMES programme. As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the satellite’s design, development and integration.

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