Sentinel-2B rides Vega to join Copernicus fleet

Arianespace’s small launcher, the Vega rocket, has lofted the Sentinel-2B Earth observation satellite on Monday night (local time). Sentinel-2B becomes the fifth satellite launched for Copernicus following its lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at 01:49 UTC (Tuesday). Sentinel is the space segment of Copernicus, consisting of six different types of satellite to study different aspects of the planet. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Mar 7)