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Sentinel-3A passes in-orbit commissioning review

Submit on Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 22:58

The Sentinel-3A satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space and dedicated to environmental monitoring and oceanography, was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on 16 February 2016. It has just passed its in-orbit commissioning review (IOCR), showing that all functions are operating correctly and delivering the specified performance.

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