LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Mar 07 2017
Arianespace
Sentinel-2A
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(1:49 AM UTC)
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(1:49 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
VegaDescription:
Vega is an expendable launch system in use by Arianespace jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- Sentinel-2 is the second mission for Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring programme. It's a satellite constellation of two identical spacecrafts, Sentinel-2A and -2B. Both carry an innovative wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of our land and vegetation.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1