Sentinel-2A
Sentinel-2A is the first satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, launched on 23 June 2015 on a Vega from Kourou. Its high-resolution multispectral imaging supports land, vegetation, agriculture, forestry, inland and coastal waters, pollution monitoring, and rapid disaster mapping.
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- Sentinel-2ACopernicus Sentinel-2ASentinel-2A satellite
- Name
- Sentinel-2A
- Status
- active
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- Description
- Sentinel-2A is the first satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, launched on 23 June 2015 on a Vega from Kourou. Its high-resolution multispectral imaging supports land, vegetation, agriculture, forestry, inland and coastal waters, pollution monitoring, and rapid disaster mapping.
- Destination
- Polar, Sun-synchronous orbit at 786 km for high-resolution multispectral imaging of land, vegetation, agriculture, forests, inland and coastal waters, pollution, and disaster risk
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2015-06-23
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:37:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 07:18:16 UTC
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