A second satellite for Copernicus
(B2) The European Earth observation programme (Copernicus) has just reached a new milestone. One year after the launch of the first satellite "Sentinel 1", a second satellite "Sentinel 2" was successfully placed in orbit at 3:52 CET on Tuesday (23 June), from the European Space Centre in Kourou, 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 » we emphasize 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.