Oct. 9, 2015
ESA, the European Commission, Eumetsat and Thales Alenia Space are inviting media to view the completed Sentinel 3A satellite in Cannes, France, on 15 October.
Before Sentinel-3A is packed up and shipped to Russia for launch, media have the opportunity to see this state-of-the-art satellite in the cleanroom. Project managers and specialists will explain how it is set to mark a new chapter in our ability to measure sea-surface topography, sea and land-surface temperature, and ocean and land-surface colour, in support of ocean and weather forecasting systems.
Over land, this innovative mission will map the way land is used, study vegetation and measure the heights of rivers and lakes. In addition, it will detect and monitor wildfires.
Sentinel-3A is the third satellite to be launched for Europe's Copernicus environmental monitoring programme.
An industrial consortium led by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space built the satellite.
Sentinel-3A will be launched in December on a Rockot from Plesetsk in Russia.
The 15 October press event and visit to the cleanroom will include briefings by experts from ESA, the European Commission, Eumetsat and Thales Alenia Space.
Programme
10:30- TAS welcome
Donato Amoroso, Chief Executive Officer, TAS-I
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, TAS
10:45- Copernicus programme
Andras Roboz, Policy officer, DG Grow, EC
11:00- Copernicus Space Component
Prof. Volker Liebig, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA
11:15-11:45- Sentinel-3 programme development and operations by ESA
Bruno Berruti, Sentinel-3 Project Manager , ESA
Susanne Mecklenburg, Sentinel-3 Mission Manager, ESA
Yvan Baillion, Sentinel-3 Project Manager, TAS
11:45-12:00- Eumetsat: Role in Sentinel-3
Clemens Kaiser, Director of Programme Development, EUMETSAT
- Interview opportunities -
- Visit to the cleanroom-
13:30- Buffet lunch-
14:30- End of event-
Accreditation form
Media interested in joining the event should email sandrine.bielecki@thalesaleniaspace.com by Monday, 12 October 2015 at the latest, providing the following information: first name, surname, media, address, telephone and email as well as nationality, passport number, issue date and end date.
A valid ID-Card or Passport is required to enter the event.