Arianespace
Sentinel-2B
Vega
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 · 01:49 UTC
Mission
/01Sentinel-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.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Vega
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.236° N, 52.775° W
35
Pad Launches
269
Location Launches
254
Agency Launches
14
Orbital This Year