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Sentinel-2A being encapsulated within the half-shells of the Vega rocket fairing.

Liftoff from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is set for 23 June at 01:52 GMT (03:52 CEST; 22:52 local time on 22 June), on 6 June 2015 at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

For more information on the mission, visit www.esa.int/sentinel2

  • ESA–M. Pedoussaut, 2015
  • Space Transportation Observing the Earth
  • Sentinel-2
  • Vega Launch Vehicle Fairing
  • Kourou Kourou Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) French Guiana European Spaceport
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MSG's payload fairing half-shells are moved into position around MSG-1
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