Posted on December 21, 2015 by Honora
Today, Sentinel-3A will be put in its container for storage over the Christmas break so the last few days have been spent finishing this part of the testing phase and preparing to put our baby to bed....
Posted on December 17, 2015 by Honora
Yesterday was a very successful day, with respect to both the launcher and satellite activities. We achieved a major milestone with the satellite: we are pleased to report that we have now fully completed the ‘stand-alone’ activities....
Posted on December 13, 2015 by Honora
Fortunately, the weather has now turned colder here and the rain has finally stopped. Friday was really wet and icy – all the roads and footpaths were extremely slippery. In fact, on our way to the MIK...
Posted on December 10, 2015 by Honora
From the ESA Sentinel-3 launch campaign team Testing is going well. Today the satellite’s attitude and orbit control system was checked, and we ran tests on the Sea Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) and on the Microwave...
Posted on December 9, 2015 by Honora
We spent Sunday resting, which we all needed after being so busy the last weeks. This meant that the three people who’ve been cooking for us every day could also have a day off and Eurockot invited...
Posted on December 7, 2015 by Honora
Friday 4 December was an important day for us – the transport container was opened so that we were able to see our Sentinel-3A satellite again! First thing in the morning, the Thales Alenia Space mechanical team...
Posted on December 4, 2015 by Mariangela
Most of the activities that we had planned for today were carried out despite the fact that we had some delays because we couldn’t use the main hall for two hours as the Russian military was busy...
Posted on December 4, 2015 by Mariangela
After an eventful journey to Russia, by plane, lorry and train, the Sentinel-3A satellite is safe and sound in the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, for lift-off next month. Even before the three-day journey to the Plesetsk...