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   European Commission (eucommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 19:39:27 JST European Commission

   🛰️🌍🛰️ The EU Space Programme is growing stronger!

   Yesterday at 22:20 CET, Copernicus Sentinel-1C launched from Kourou, French Guiana.

   The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission of satellites monitors and detects among others:

   🚢 Oil spills and illegal maritime activities
   🌧️ Floods and icebergs
   🌋 Landslides and volcano eruptions

   It's time to write the next chapter of this EU-funded space saga.

   #EU