Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Sentinel-5P
Sentinel-5 Precursor (Sentinel-5P) is an Earth observation satellite developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme to close the gap in continuity of observations between Envisat and Sentinel-5.
Sentinel-5 Precursor is the first mission of the Copernicus Programme dedicated to monitoring air pollution. Its instrument is an ultraviolet, visible, near, and short-wavelength infrared spectrometer called Tropomi. The Satellite is built on a hexagonal Astrobus L 250 satellite bus equipped with S- and X-band communication antennas, three foldable solar panels generating 1500 watts, and hydrazine thrusters for station-keeping.
The satellite operates in an 824 km Sun-synchronous orbit with a Local Time of Ascending Node of 13:30 hours.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 900.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2017
68th orbital launch attempt
Eurockot Launch Services
12th mission
1st mission of 2017
11th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission
Rokot
30th mission
1st mission of 2017
27th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission