Sentinel-3A
Sentinel-3A is the first satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, launched on 16 February 2016 on a Rockot from Plesetsk. Its ocean, land, ice, and atmospheric observations support environmental monitoring, climate services, and near-real-time ocean and weather forecasting.
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- Aliases
- Sentinel-3ACopernicus Sentinel-3ASentinel-3A satellite
- Name
- Sentinel-3A
- Status
- active
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- Description
- Sentinel-3A is the first satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, launched on 16 February 2016 on a Rockot from Plesetsk. Its ocean, land, ice, and atmospheric observations support environmental monitoring, climate services, and near-real-time ocean and weather forecasting.
- Destination
- Polar, Sun-synchronous orbit at 814.5 km for measuring ocean and land surface topography, surface temperature, colour, and sea-ice thickness
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2016-02-16
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:29:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 06:54:11 UTC
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