Launch contract signed for five Copernicus Sentinels

A contract signed on 7 December 2022 between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and -B satellites. All the satellites will be launched on Vega-C rockets from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and are scheduled to take place between 2024 and 2026.The contract was signed by Simonetta Cheli, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes, Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation and Stéphane Israel, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer.

The photo shows those present at the signature event. From left to right: Marino Fragnito, Senior Vice President, Head of the Vega Business Unit at Arianespace; Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation; Stéphane Israel, Arianespace Chief Executive Officer; Simonetta Cheli, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes; Giulio Ranzo CEO of Avio; Elena Grifoni-Winters, Head of Office for Space Policies, Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

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