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SENTINEL-2B

OperationalEarth ObservationLEO

Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.

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Launch

Launch date
March 7, 2017 at 01:49 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Vega →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Sentinel-2A
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
790 km
Periapsis
788 km
Inclination
98.57°
Orbital period
100.64 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)
Manufacturer
Airbus Defense and Space
Users
Government
Launch mass
1,130 kg
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-013A
NORAD catalog №
42063
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
2.5119 m²
Status
Operational