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Astrium receives contract for second Sentinel-2 satellite

Submit on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 22:57

ESA has awarded a contract worth EUR105 million to Astrium to build the second Sentinel-2 satellite. Once both are operational, this pair of satellites will provide global coverage every five days, delivering high-resolution optical imagery for GMES land and emergency services.
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