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2016-02-16

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Am 16. Februar 2016 startete der Erdbeobachtungssatellit Sentinel-3A um 18.57 Uhr MEZ mit einer Rockot-Rakete vom russischen Weltraumbahnhof in Plesetsk. Dieser Wächtersatellit ist der erste Teil der Ozeanmission im Copernicus-Programm der Europäischen Kommission und der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation ESA. Sentinel-3A wird aus seinem Orbit in 815 Kilometern Höhe die Meere beobachten und so Ozeanvorhersagen sowie Umwelt- und Klimaüberwachung unterstützen. Neben der Meeresbeobachtung hat Sentinel-3A die Aufgabe, die globalen Landoberflächen in zeitlich hoher Frequenz zu beobachten. So können die Vegetation überwacht, Waldbrände und andere Feuer aufgespürt und Frühwarnsysteme wie etwa gegen illegale Tropenwaldabholzung betrieben werden.

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On 16 February 2016, the third ESA-developed satellite was launched for Europe’s Copernicus environment programme. The Sentinel-3A satellite was carried into orbit on a Rockot launcher from Plesetsk, Russia, at 17:57 GMT (18:57 CET; 20:57 local time). The first signal from Sentinel-3A was received after 92 min by the Kiruna station in Sweden. The mission is the third of six families of dedicated missions that make up the core of Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring network. Copernicus relies on the Sentinels and contributing missions to provide data for monitoring the environment and supporting civil security activities. Sentinel-3 carries a series of cutting-edge sensors to do just that. Over oceans, it measures the temperature, colour and height of the sea surface as well as the thickness of sea ice. These measurements will be used, for example, to monitor changes in Earth’s climate and for more hands-on applications such as marine pollution and biological productivity. Over land, this innovative mission will monitor wildfires, map the way land is used, check vegetation health and measure the height of rivers and lakes.

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