The Sentinel satellites are part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme of the European Union and ESA.  As part of this programme, ESA develops five large satellites called Sentinel, which means "gatekeeper". Each Sentinel focuses on one specific aspect of Earth observation. Sentinel-1 is a radar satellite and will continuously provide critical data such as for mapping of inhabited areas and the impact on the environment, monitoring the Arctic and forests, monitoring of movements of the earth's surface and humanitarian aid in crisis situations. The Sentinel-2 satellite will continuously provide high-resolution images delivered in different band widths. Every ten days the satellite scans any point on Earth. The data can be used for example to observe natural disasters such as floods, volcanic eruptions and landslides.

We provide the solar array substrates for both Sentinel 1 and 2. Our strategic partner Dutch Space is system integrator for the solar arrays, and the prime contractors are Thales Alenia Space in Italy for Sentinel-1 and Astrium in Germany for Sentinel-2.

After our effort to become a qualified supplier for solar panels, and smaller commercial projects in which we supplied substrates for CFESat, Delphi-C3 and UK-DMC-2, this is the first major ESA project. We are selected for three other projects that will start soon. Information on these projects is still confidential, but more news will follow soon. 

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