3月6日,阿里安航天公司的“维加”小型运载火箭在法属圭亚那库鲁的航天中心发射了欧洲“哥白尼”对地观测计划下的“哨兵”2B卫星。“哥白尼”项目原称“全球环境与安全监测”(GMES),是欧盟委员会和欧空局的合作项目。欧空局负责替欧委会监管该计划下大多数卫星的研制和发射工作。“哥白尼”项目建成后将成为全球最大的对地观测系统,到2020年总投资额将接近100亿 On March 6, Alion Aerospace’s “Vega” small launch vehicle launched the “Sentinel” 2B under the Earth Observation Program of Europe under the “Earth Observation Plan” of the European Space Agency in Kourou, French Guiana satellite. “Copernicus ” project formerly known as “Global Environment and Safety Monitoring ” (GMES), is the EU Commission and ESA cooperation project. It is the responsibility of ESA to oversee the development and launch of most of the satellites under the program for the European Commission. “Copernicus ” project will become the world’s largest earth observation system upon completion, with a total investment of nearly 10 billion by 2020