Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Sentinel 2A
Sentinel 2A is a European optical imaging satellite. It is the first Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme. The satellite carries a wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands. It will perform terrestrial observations in support of services such as forest monitoring, land cover change detection, and natural disaster management.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,140.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2015
30th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
226th mission
5th mission of 2015
218th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission
Vega
5th mission
2nd mission of 2015
5th successful mission