Norad ID: 40697
Spacetrack Directory Name | SENTINEL 2A |
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Orbit launches |
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Days in orbit | 3365 |
Country/organisation of origin | European Space Agency (ESA) |
Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
WWW | Here |
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Perigee | 788 km/h |
Apogee | 790 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 98.56° |
Laps per day | 14 |
Orbit | LEO (Sun-Synchronous) |
Height SENTINEL 2A | 800.9 km |
Sentinel-2A is a European optical imaging satellite launched in 2015. It is the first Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Space Agencys Copernicus Programme. The satellite carries a wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands. It will perform terrestrial observations in support of services such as forest monitoring, land cover changes detection, and natural disaster management.On 7 March 2017 the Sentinel-2A was joined in orbit by its sister satellite, Sentinel-2B.
satellite SENTINEL 2A Date of exalting 23.06.2015y. Average height of ISS SENTINEL 2A hundred 800.9 km. Average velocity SENTINEL 2A is 26836.45 km/s. Inclination SENTINEL 2A satellite 98.57°.