Successfully launched Sentinel-1A satellite with Soyuz missiles

In the morning of April 4 (Vietnam time), Europe's Sentinel-1A satellite has been put on orbit by Soyuz-ST Russian rocket. The launch was made from the Kourou dance airport in French Guiana.

About 20 minutes after Soyuz was put in space, Sentinel-1A satellite went into orbit as planned.

Sentinel-1A is the first satellite of the Copernicus environmental monitoring program, implemented by the European Aeronautics Agency (ESA).

The Soyuz rocket successfully delivered the Sentinel-1A satellite to orbit.(Photo: ESA)

According to ESA, the launch of this satellite marks the beginning of a new era in monitoring the Earth from space, while ensuring regular collection of necessary data to protect the environment to meet the benefits. General benefits.

The life of this satellite is estimated to be at least seven years. Expected, 18 months after launching the first Sentinel satellite, the next satellite named Sentinel-1B will also be launched into space.

According to France's Director of Arianespace Universe Group, Israeli Stephane, this is the seventh successful launch with Soyuz rocket from Kourou space airport, a continuation of Soyuz launches to bring the satellites of the Galileo system. of Europe in 2011 and 2012.

Mr. Israel stressed Russia's Soyuz boosters ensure success by high quality and absolute accuracy.

On the same day, the Arianespace Universe Corporation and the Russian Space Agency Roskosmos signed an agreement on Russia to supply seven Soyuz boosters to launch satellites from Kourou space airport in the 2016-2019 period.

The implementation of the Copernicus project was particularly important to the European Union (EU) after Europe lost contact with the Earth Envisat satellite in 2012, after 10 years of operation.

Under the plan, by 2010, the EU and ESA will spend 8.4 billion euros (11.5 billion USD) for the Copernicus project, according to which 17 satellites will be launched into orbit in this project.