Feb. 17 –Thales Alenia Space’s Center for Integration of Satellites in Rome has helped develop the European satellite Sentinel 1 A, which is about to complete all verification tests in Cannes. The launch is scheduled for the end of March, as the satellite will be shipped to Kourou, in French Guiana, no earlier than February 21. Sentinel 1 A is part of Copernicus, the earth observation satellite program launched by the European Commission and ESA, the European Space Agency, to provide Europe with substantial independence in the collection and management of data regarding the planet, providing accurate and reliable environmental analyses.
