French Guiana What / Sentinel / Arianespace / ELV SpA / ESA / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Poland / Switzerland / Romania / Belgium / France / French Guiana / Netherlands / Italy / Sweden / Spain / /
Currency
pence / / /
Facility
University of Rome / University of Montpellier / Warsaw University of Technology / University of Bologne / Budapest University of Technology / University of Vigo / University of Bucharest / / /
IndustryTerm
technology demonstration satellite / ground station network / software-defined radio / post-flight data processing facilities / launch site / technology demonstration / laser relativity satellite / e-st / industrial prime contractor / satellite release / deployable atmospheric drag augmentation device / imaging / main satellite / launch infrastructure / payload services / /
Organization
INTA / University of Rome / ESA Media Relations Office / University of Bologne / Industrial / ASI / University of Montpellier / University of Vigo / Budapest University of Technology and Economics / CNES / Warsaw University of Technology / University of Bucharest / Directorate of Launchers / /
Person
Albert Einstein / / /
Position
industrial prime contractor / prime contractor for the ground segment / /
Product
Pathfinder / Vega / /
PublishedMedium
the Sentinel / /
Technology
radiation / laser / bipolar transistor / digital camera / /
Vega Introduction The Vega programme has its origins back in the 1990s, when studies in several European countries