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Satellite:
Sentinel-2A
Satellite details
Acronym
Sentinel-2A
Full name
Sentinel-2A
Satellite Description
1st flight unit of the Sentinel-2 programme.
Main mission: land and vegetation observation.
Mass at launch
1200 kg
Dry mass
1080 kg
Power
1700 W
Data access link
https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/sentinel-data-access
Data access information
Data available from centres of the Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
Real-time availability possible at appointed X-band stations.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
786 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
ESA
, EC
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
23 Jun 2015
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2019-11-27
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Sentinel-2A
Acronym
Full name
MSI
Multi-Spectral Imager for Sentinel-2
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Sentinel-2A
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed