A second satellite for Copernicus
(B2) The European Earth observation program (Copernicus) has just taken a new step. A year after the launch of the first "Sentinel 1" satellite, a second "Sentinel 2" satellite was successfully placed into orbit at 3:52 a.m. CET on Tuesday (June 23), from the European Space Center in Kourou in French Guiana. The addition of a second satellite will allow Copernicus to " provide images of the evolution of the earth with a high level of detail and precision ” they say to the Commission. The information flow provided will be " free and open and it can be used in the fight against ecological disasters, improving land use for agriculture and forestry and responding to emergency situations.