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Sentinel 2A

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Mission type
  
COSPAR ID
  
2015-028A

Website
  
Launch mass
  
1,140 kg

Inclination
  
98.5623°

Manufacturer
  
Airbus Defence and Space

Operator
  
ESA

SATCAT no.
  
40697

Launch date
  
23 June 2015

Inclination
  
98.5623°

Rocket
  

Mission duration
  
Planned: 7 yearsElapsed: 1 year, 9 months, 6 days

Similar
  
Sentinel‑1A, Sentinel‑3A, Sentinel‑1B, Sentinel‑5 Precursor, Proba‑V

Sentinel 2a liftoff


Sentinel-2A is a European optical imaging satellite launched in 2015. It is the first Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. The satellite carries a wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands. It will perform terrestrial observations in support of services such as forest monitoring, land cover changes detection, and natural disaster management.

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Sentinel 2a ready to launch


Launch

Sentinel 2A was launched by a Vega rocket on 23 June 2015 at 01:52 UTC. The satellite separated from the upper stage 54 min 43 s after liftoff.

Orbital operation

The satellite captured its first image 100 hours after launch, making a 290 km wide swath from Sweden through Central Europe to Algeria. Commissioning occurred in October 2015.

Sentinel-2A Calling all photographers Sentinel2 Copernicus Observing the

Between 20 and 23 January 2017 the spacecraft suffered a mission planning anomaly which resulted in loss of data from the Multi-Spectral Imager.

Sentinel-2A 2A sealed from view

References

Sentinel-2A Wikipedia


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