What is Sentinel-2?
The Sentinel-2 mission is a land monitoring constellation of two satellites that provide high resolution optical imagery and provide continuity for the current SPOT and Landsat missions. The mission provides a global coverage of the Earth's land surface every 10 days with one satellite and 5 days with 2 satellites, making the data of great use in on-going studies. The satellites are equipped with the state-of-the-art MSI (Multispectral Imager) instrument, that offers high-resolution optical imagery.
Mission News
Mapping Chernobyl fires from space16 April 2020With an outbreak of wildfires recently threatening the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service has been activated and the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission has imaged the fires and smoke, and mapped the resulting area of burned ground. Satellites and machine learning for water management09 April 2020Freshwater is vital to life – but a growing global population, economic development and the effects of climate change are putting mounting pressure on this precious finite resource. Globally, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater consumed, so efficient water management is essential.
Mission Details
Launch date:
Sentinel-2A - 23 June 2015 Operational lifespan: 7.25 years (with consumables for 12) Mission Objectives:
Mission orbit:
Orbit Height: 786 km
Payload: Resolution and Swath Width: 290 km - 10 m, 20 m and 60 m spatial resolution
Configuration: Launch vehicle:
Vega rocket (Sentinel-2A) Ad interim operator: ESA Data processing:
Contractors: Astrium Germany has been prime contracted to construct the Sentinel-2 satellite and leads a consortium with core partners:
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Key Resources
Key resources for the Sentinel-2 mission are available via the Sentinel Online website.
ESA Mission Continuity
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