Thales Alenia Space to partner with OHB system to build Copernicus CO2M satellites
The project is in response to ESA and European Union's high-priority requirements to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by human activity.
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The project is in response to ESA and European Union's high-priority requirements to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by human activity.
Copernicus is the core satellite Earth Observation programme of the European Commission and ESA.
Designing specifically for smallsats signifies a new paradigm in satellite development.
The system relies on space-enabled features including satellite communications, Earth observation data and geo-positioning data delivered via satellite to analyse samples.
