March 7, 2017 1:49 am
Sentinel-2A
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Vega
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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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.
Launch Overview
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01:49 UTC
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Mar 7, 2017 · 01:49 UTC
Launch Facility
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Arianespace
Payload
Sentinel-2A
Rocket
Vega
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Arianespace
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Launch Overview
Window Open
01:49 UTC
Window Close
01:49 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 7, 2017 · 01:49 UTC
Launch Facility
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Arianespace
Payload
Sentinel-2A
Rocket
Vega
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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