Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said: "European citizens can be proud! After the presentation of the EU Space Strategy, the launch of four Galileo satellites with Ariane 5 and the initial services of Galileo – now comes a ‘giant leap' for Copernicus. This is good news for agriculture, for our climate and environment, the detection of water pollution and our ability to cope with disasters."
Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs said: "Today's successful launch of a new Copernicus satellite is another sign of the excellence of Europe in space. Copernicus is the most advanced Earth observation system in the world. With this launch more data will become available to develop new and innovative services and applications."
Via europa.eu
