Sentinel-2 is launched tonight Sentinel-2 est lancé ce soir

Patience is not my best quality. For instance, regarding the availability of Sentinel-2 data,  I even had the orbit of two satellites changed to obtain time series quicker :). So you cannot imagine how happy I will be to watch Sentinel-2’s launch  tonight, and how even my alarm at 2:30 am will sound as a nice music. Here are two nice links from ESA’s Website, and from THEIA’s : 

  La patience n’est pas mon point fort. Par exemple, plutôt que d’ attendre la disponibilité des données Sentinel-2, j’ai fait détourner deux satellites de leur orbite ;). Aussi vous ne pouvez pas imaginer comme je serai heureux, ce soir, d’assister au lancement de Sentinel-2A. Même la sonnerie stridente de mon réveil à 2h30 la nuit prochaine me fera l’effet d’une douce musique. Si vous voulez participer vous aussi, voici quelques liens issus des sites de l’ESA et de THEIA : 

 

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