The launch was successful.
by John Tyburski
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The European
Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched its widely anticipated environmental
satellite called “Sentinel-1A” on April 3, 2014, at 21:02 GMT (5:02 p.m. EDT).
The deployment of the 2.3-tonne satellite is the first in a series of planned
missions within the Coperincus Programme, a joint initiative between ESA and
the European Commission that will “provide accurate, timely and easily
accessible information to improve the management of the environment, understand
and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security,”
according to ESA officials... [Pending]
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