<br /> <p>The European Space Agency (ESA) released footage of its Sentinel-5P satellite launch on November 2.</p><p>The launch, which took place on October 13, is part of the European Commission’s Copernicus programme</a>. The satellite will monitor the atmosphere and map “a multitude of gases that affect the air we breathe, our climate and human health,” the ESA said.</p><p>This time-lapse video shows the Sentinel-5P satellite from final preparations to liftoff on a rocket launcher at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Credit: European Space Agency via Storyful</p><br />
