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ESA awards OHB €554 million contract for two Sentinel-3 topography satellites

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The European Space Agency has awarded the German space systems integrator OHB a contract worth €554 million to build two next-generation Sentinel-3 topography satellites, according to a report by Electronics Weekly.

Contract covers two satellites

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the German space systems integrator OHB a contract valued at €554 million. The agreement covers two next-generation satellites for the Sentinel-3 Earth observation programme, which are designed to measure topography.

Sentinel-3 is an Earth observation satellite model. The new satellites are described as the Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography mission.

Open questions

  • What is the planned launch timetable for the two satellites?

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