scheduled for November 7 launch of the European remote sensing satellite Sentinel-3A from the Plesetsk military cosmodrome can be transferred for an indefinite period, reports “Interfax” referring to a source. “The reasons – technical, but the final decision has been made yet”, – said the source.
Spacecraft Sentinel-3A is designed to solve the problems of oceanography and climate monitoring. Data from the satellite will be used for the topography of the oceans, monitoring the temperature of the surface of the sea and land, ocean and land color with high degree of accuracy and reliability, as well as for monitoring the environment and climate. The lead producer is French unit of the Franco-Italian group Thales Alenia Space (Cannes). The mass of the satellite – 1250 kg.
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