Sentinel 2B

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

01:49:24

Tuesday March 7, 2017

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Launch Notes

Flight VV09.

Sentinel 2B

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Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme to perform terrestrial observations in support of services such as forest monitoring, land cover change detection, and natural disaster management.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1,140 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Vega

Active 2012 to 2024

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Price

$37.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.025m

Height: 29.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,436 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,200 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.6m

Height: 7.88m

Stages

4

Launch Site

ELV

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

75 days

Stats

Vega


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2017

European Space Agency


247th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2017

2017


14th

Orbital launch attempt