Sentinel-3C & 3D contract signature

At an event in Paris on 9 February, 2016, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, Jean-Loïc Galle, and Director of ESA’s Earth Observation Programmes, Volker Liebig, signed a €450 million contract to build two more satellites for the Sentinel-3 mission.

From left to right: Jean Jacques Juillet, European Programme Director, Thales Alenia Space; Volker Liebig, Director of ESA’s Earth Observation Programmes; Jean-Loïc Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space; Jan Wörner, ESA Director General; Peter Breger, Deputy Head of Copernicus Unit, EC DG GROW; Joël Barre, General Director CNES; and Guido Levrini, Copernicus Space Segment Programme Manager, ESA, attended the contract signature ceremony.