Sentinel-2C
Sentinel-2C is the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, launched on 5 September 2024 aboard the final Vega rocket (VV24) from French Guiana. It provides high-resolution optical imagery for land, coastal waters, and atmospheric monitoring.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Sentinel-2CCopernicus Sentinel-2CSentinel-2C satellite
- Name
- Sentinel-2C
- Status
- active
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- Description
- Sentinel-2C is the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, launched on 5 September 2024 aboard the final Vega rocket (VV24) from French Guiana. It provides high-resolution optical imagery for land, coastal waters, and atmospheric monitoring.
- 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
- 2024-09-05
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:05:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 07:20:36 UTC
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