The company Airbus Defence & Space is building two more satellites for the European Earth observation program Copernicus. Significantly involved in the million-dollar contract is the Friedrichshafen location. Among others, the satellites will be assembled and tested at Lake Constance. 285 million euros cost the two satellites ordered it, the European Space Agency ESA. There are satellites of the Sentinel-2 series, they provide from nearly 800 kilometers above images with a resolution of up to ten meters. The first satellite of the series, Sentinel-2A, was launched six months ago into space.
The aerospace company Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) announces another major order for the European Environment and Earth observation program Copernicus. As the company announced on Tuesday, was a contract worth around 285 million euros for the construction of two additional Sentinel-2 satellite with the European Space Agency.
The prime contractor is the Airbus-DS Site Friedrichshafen.
The two satellites, Sentinel-2C and Sentinel-2D are optical satellites that provide as part of the comprehensive multiple satellite system for Copernicus the observation of the environment and land masses from 2021 and to continue the analysis is already in the All Orbiter. Airbus DS in Immenstaad will lead an industry consortium of more than 50 companies from 17 European countries and the USA. The Satellite series Sentinel-2 post from its orbit at 786 km altitude optical images with a resolution of ten, 20 and 60 meters with a stripe width of 290 kilometers. The images are created in 13 spectral channels from the visible to the infrared range. Thus, it is said by the company, will afford the Copernicus program a significant contribution to meet the demand for Earth observation data in the areas of land use, water quality, agriculture and forestry, land use planning, natural disasters and humanitarian aid Sentinel-2.
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With the help of the European Data Relay Satellite System EDRS, a sort of space data highway, the Sentinel-2 satellite will be able to pass their data at extremely high speed, and thus to ensure timely availability of information. This is especially important for services with time-critical applications and requirements, such as civil protection, severe weather preparedness, with pollution and security missions. The first satellite, Sentinel-2A, was launched in June 2015th According to Airbus, DS by him have already been more than 7,000 data items, corresponding to 35 terabytes, on the Internet for download. The user demand is immense, the company said.
The company Airbus Defence & Space builds two additional satellites for Earth observation. Involved in the million-dollar contract is the Friedrichshafen location.
Satelleit Senitenl 2 in Oribit A model of a satellite of the Sentinel 2 series.
285 million euros cost the two satellites ordered it, the European Space Agency ESA. There are satellites of the Sentinel-2 series, they provide from nearly 800 kilometers above images with a resolution of up to ten meters. They are used for observation of the earth's surface and environment and provide data, inter alia, to land use, water quality and natural disasters.
Planning to 2021
The first satellite of the series, Sentinel-2A, was launched six months ago into space. For now commissioned satellite Sentinel-2C and D, which are to be in use from 2021, the Friedrichshafen location provides planning and backbone, as well as the satellite at Lake Constance are assembled and tested.
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