ESA Proceeds With Large-Scale Earth-Observation Program

Thierry Dubois July 13, 2020
Earth-observation satellite
Six new missions, essentially focusing on environmental monitoring, are being launched as part of the EU’s Copernicus program.
Credit: ESA
As the European Space Agency and the EU firm up decisions on follow-on missions in the Copernicus Earth-observation program, European satellite manufacturers expect to be awarded a total €2.55 billion ($2.9 billion) in contracts for deliveries from 2025-27. ESA playing key role in EU’s environmental...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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