Watch
Earth Recede as the
Sentinal-1A Satellite Blasts Into Space
When the Sentinel-1A
Satellite blasted
Into space from the European
Space Agency's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana*last week, it brought along a video camera.
Launched by the Soyuz Fregat rocket, the Sentinel-1A carries an advanced radar that scours Earth's surface, 24 hours a day, in all kinds of weather conditions, according to the European
Space Agency's
website. The satellite's mission is to help find and track oil spills, measure changing sea levels, monitor the decline of sea ice and more.
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Released on Tuesday, the following video captures nearly four minutes of footage from takeoff to separation:
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