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Sentinel-2C

Sentinel-2C is a European optical imaging Earth observation satellite that was launched in 2024. It is the third Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Union's Copernicus Programme. Like Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B, the satellite carries a multispectral imager that takes high-resolution images of Earth's land, islands, and inland and coastal waters in 13 spectral bands with 10m, 20m, and 60m resolution. Its data are used for monitoring land use, soil sealing, land management, agriculture, forestry, natural disasters, and to assist humanitarian aid missions.

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Sentinel-2C
Model of a Sentinel 2 satellite
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorESA
COSPAR ID2024-157A
SATCAT no.60989Edit this on Wikidata
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 5, 2024, 03:50 (2024-09-05UTC03:50) CEST
RocketVega
Orbital parameters
Altitude786 km
Launch of Vega with Sentinel-2C source ↗

Sentinel-2C is a European optical imaging Earth observation satellite that was launched in 2024.12 It is the third Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Union's Copernicus Programme. Like Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B, the satellite carries a multispectral imager that takes high-resolution images of Earth's land, islands, and inland and coastal waters in 13 spectral bands with 10m, 20m, and 60m resolution. Its data are used for monitoring land use, soil sealing, land management, agriculture, forestry, natural disasters, and to assist humanitarian aid missions.345678

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