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A new milestone in the GMES Space Component Programme successfully achieved
 
28 September 2007

GMES
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is the response to Europe's need for geo-spatial information services. The initiative provides autonomous and independent access to information for policy-makers, particularly in relation to environment and security. ESA, as main partner to the European Union in GMES, is working on multi-mission facilities and ground segment operations and is preparing the Space Component for GMES with a series of studies and preparatory activities for the development of a series of satellites missions, the Sentinels, and the integration of national and European missions to guarantee continuity of data and services.

Credits: ESA
 
 
Sentinel-1
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Sentinel-1, the first Earth observation satellite to be built for Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme.

Credits: ESA–P. Carril
 
 
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