LAUNCH MISSION

Arianespace Vega Sentinel-2A

Name: Arianespace Vega Sentinel-2A
Start: 2017-03-07T01:49:24.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Status

Success

DATE

7 MAR 2017

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Description

Sentinel-2 is the second mission for Europeâ€™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.

Vega

Rocket Description

Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.

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