{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621/annex/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.2/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621/annex/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.2/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2018/621",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/621 of 20 April 2018 on the technical specifications for the Copernicus space component pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.2/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Development and Procurement of the Sentinel-1, -2, -3 C/D units",
  "text": "ESA shall be responsible for the procurement, development and Flight Acceptance Review of the Sentinel-1, -2, -3 C and D units. In addition, the launch preparation activities of the –C units shall be covered by Copernicus, in case they occur before 31 December 2021.\nThe C and D units shall be procured with equivalent technical specifications as the A and B units to ensure technical and operational consistency. However, the development of the A, B and C, D units shall take into account hardware obsolescence due to the time difference with the development of the A and B units. The Sentinel-1 C and D units should be equipped with an Automatic Identification System (AIS) instrument to augment the SAR payload data for ship marine traffic applications and all C and D units shall be equipped with GNSS receivers. The Sentinel-1 and -2 C and D units shall include an Optical Communication Payload and the Sentinel-3 C and D units shall include a DORIS payload, all procured as part of the contract and financed within Copernicus.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/621/annex/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.2/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:07.904759+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}