Contract signed for ESA’s Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
ESA PR 22-2008. The European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space today signed a €305 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation monitoring, as part of the European GMES programme. As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the satellite’s design, development and integration.