Spacetrack Directory Name | SENTINEL 2B |
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Orbit launches | 2017-03-07 (7 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 2819 |
Country/organisation of origin | European Space Agency (ESA) |
Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
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Perigee | 788 km |
Apogee | 790 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 98.57° |
Laps per day | 14 |
Orbit | LEO (Sun-Synchronous) |
Height SENTINEL 2B | 800.91 km |
Sentinel-2B is a European optical imaging satellite that was launched on 7 March 2017. It is the second Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Space Agencys Copernicus Programme, and its orbit will be phased 180° degrees against Sentinel-2A. The satellite carries a wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands. It will provide information for agriculture and forestry, among others allowing for prediction of crop yields.
satellite SENTINEL 2B Date of exalting 07.03.2017y. Average height of ISS SENTINEL 2B hundred 800.91 km. Average velocity SENTINEL 2B is 26836.42 km/h. Inclination SENTINEL 2B satellite 98.57°.