The European Union launched the first ocean-observation satellite

On the evening of February 16 (local time), from Russia's Plessetsk space center, the first European ocean observation satellite (EU), named Sentinel 3A, was launched into space.

The 1,200kg satellite, produced by the Belgian branch of Thalès Alenia Space, will allow Europe to regularly monitor ocean issues day and night through measuring the height of waves and temperatures. and wind speed.

Ocean surveillance plays an important role, helping to better understand climate change.

Meanwhile, another device tested at Liège Space Center will help to observe the color of sea water and the development of floating plants - the key point in ocean life and the first element to create gas. oxygen for the planet.

Ocean surveillance plays an important role, helping to better understand the status of climate change, as well as the application of agreements reached at the 21th United Nations Framework Convention on Variables. Climate change (COP21) in Paris (France) in December last year. In addition, this activity also contributes to the development of commercial services, such as helping to capture the flow to arrange boats or rationally arrange fishing.

It is expected that from now until 2019, the European Meteorological Agency will manage a total of six Sentinel satellites called Copernicus.

With the Earth's civilian monitoring program funded by the European Commission and the European Space Agency, the EU wants to affirm its leadership in environmental protection missions.