Preparing Sentinel-1A for launch

The Sentinel-1A satellite is prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Sentinel-1, carries an advanced radar instrument to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. Sentinel-1A is scheduled for launch on 3 April 2014.

More about Sentinel-1: http://www.esa.int/Sentinel-1

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