
Simonetta Cheli
@simonettacheli
Director of @esa #EarthObservation Programmes and Head of ESRIN (ESA establishment in Italy)
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth 03-01-2022 07:50:49
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We are launching a satellite tonight but we have already started thinking about the future ones that will follow. The Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 next generation of satellites will see improvements in both the resolution (from the current 10 to 5 metres) and the spectral bands



We are LIVE with the coverage of the launch of the Copernicus EU #Sentinel2C satellite🚀🛰️ Live streaming on esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… and fore more coverage follow ESA Operations and ESA Space Transport. 📸ESA – S. Corvaja


LIFTOFF of #Sentinel2 C on the last Vega rocket from Centre spatial guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana on 5 September 2024!

While we wait for the next milestones of Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 C journey to space, here’s how the liftoff looked like from here at Europe’s spaceport😍



Signal acquired: nice to hear you Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 C!

Welcome to the Copernicus EU family, #Sentinel2 C. I was really lucky to witness this important launch, which was also the last launch for a Vega rocket, in person from Kourou: esa.int/Applications/O… 📸 ESA - S. Corvaja





Today, we have been honoured to host Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, Simonetta Cheli, Director of ESA EO Programmes and Head of ESRIN, Apostolia Karamali, Otylia Trzaskalska-Nuebel and Jani Erkkilä accompanied by prof. Grzegorz Wrochna - President Polska Agencja Kosmiczna



The aftermath of Storm Boris in Poland and Czechia as seen by CopernicusEU Sentinel-1 (flooded areas in red). Today I’m in Poland with Josef Aschbacher to talk with industry & the Polish Space Agency about Poland contribution to ESA Earth Observation ahead of the next ESA Ministerial Council.



Great to hear from Simonetta Cheli as she welcomes us all to the #Cryo2ice symposium! A "chance to share ideas and design new ways to tackle the climate crisis together, and to pave the way for the future of satellite altimetry and Earth Observation from space" 🛰️🌍