Preparations for launch of Sentinel 1 B

Preparation of the Soyuz VS14 for launch at Europe s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. From encapsulation of the payload to integration with the lower stages of the launcher and rollout to the launch pad. Launching on 22 April 2016, the Soyuz will carry the Sentinel1B satellite, MicroSCOPE and three CubeSats into orbit. Once in orbit, Sentinel1B will provide radar images of Earth for Europes Copernicus environmental monitoring programme. With the Sentinel1 mission designed as a twosatellite conste