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Copernicus program
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- June 8, 2023, marks the 25th anniversary of Copernicus, the earth observation component of the European Union’s space programme.
- It was launched in 1998 and previously known as the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Programme (GMES).
- Copernicus is designed to provide information on the earth’s environment to aid sectors like agriculture, climate change, disaster management, urban planning, and more.
- The programme is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, the 15th-century Polish scientist who first proposed a heliocentric universe model.
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