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Rockot to launch two Sentinel satellites
 
9 February 2012   ESA and Eurockot today signed contracts for launching two ESA satellites: Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-3A will fly in 2013 on Rockot vehicles from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for Europe’s GMES programme.
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Satellite data for irrigation
Earth observation empowers African scientists to improve water management
 
21 December 2011   With many African countries suffering from a lack of water, ESA’s TIGER initiative has built capacity to map this precious resource. This new knowledge is making a practical difference and paving the way to sustainable water management practices.
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Two GMES satellites to be launched on Europe’s new Vega rocket
 
16 December 2011   ESA and Arianespace have signed contracts for the launches of two of ESA’s Sentinel satellites. Arianespace will launch Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-3B on Europe’s new Vega rocket from French Guiana.
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