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As part of the test campaign to make sure that Copernicus Sentinel-1C is in tip-top condition for flight, engineers at Thales Alenia Space’s cleanroom facilities in France have carried out the all-important and precise check to ensure that the satellite fits on the adapter that connects it to the rocket that will take it into orbit.
Sentinel-1C is the third Sentinel-1 satellite and will continue the essential task of delivering radar images from space for numerous environmental services.