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Satellite Programme: Sentinel-5 precursor
Programme details
Programme description
Single-satellite programme to bridge the Envisat mission to the Sentinel-5 mission embarked on MetOp Second Generation.
ESA programme co-sponsored by the European Commission in the context of the Copernicus programme (formerly: GMES, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). ESA responsible of development and operations. Instrument contributed by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO).
The platform is actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 7 years.
The satellite exploits a sunsynchronous orbit around 13:30, in formation with Suomi-NPP and JPSS.
See detailed description at
https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/copernicus-sentinel-5p
.
Data circulation
The global data are stored onboard and downlinked to the Svalbard station.
Data are processed at the Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS) located at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Agencies
ESA
,
NSO
Programme lifetime
2017 - 2025
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Sentinel-5 precursor
Sentinel-5P
(2017-2025)
TROPOMI