Launch of Ariane 5 flight V145 from Europe's Spaceport on 1 March 2002, carrying ESA's Envisat, then the world's largest civilian Earth observation satellite.
#OTD 1 March 2002, launch on #Ariane5 V145 of ESA's #Envisat satellite 🌍🛰️ from Europe's Spaceport, at the time the largest Earth observation spacecraft ever built. It was in service for 10 years, twice its planned lifetime.
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