Engineering:Sentinel-2B
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Short description: European optical imaging satellite
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| Mission type | Earth observation |
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| Operator | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-013A |
| SATCAT no. | 42063 |
| Website | Sentinel-2 (ESA) |
| Mission duration | 7 years (planned)[1] 6 years, 11 months, 10 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Sentinel-2 |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch mass | 1,140 kilograms (2,510 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,017 kilograms (2,242 lb) |
| Dimensions | 3.4 by 1.8 by 2.35 metres (11.2 ft × 5.9 ft × 7.7 ft) |
| Power | 1700 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 March 2017, 01:49:24 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Vega (VV-09) |
| Launch site | Kourou, SLV |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Altitude | 780 km |
| Inclination | 98.56° |
| Period | 100.45 minutes |
| Transponders | |
| Band | S-band (TT&C support), X-band and optical laser through European Data Relay System (EDRS) (data acquisition) |
| Bandwidth | 64 kbit/s upload (S-band), 128 kbit/s - 2 Mbit/s download (S-band), 520 Mbit/s download (X-band / Optical) |
| Instruments | |
| Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) | |
Sentinel-2B is a European optical imaging satellite that was launched on 7 March 2017. It is the second Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme, and its orbit will be phased 180° against Sentinel-2A. The satellite carries a wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands. It will provide information for agriculture and forestry, among others allowing for prediction of crop yields.[4]
Mission history
A €105 million contract for the construction of the spacecraft was signed in March 2010 by ESA's Director of Earth Observation Programmes and the CEO of Astrium Satellites.[5] It was completed in June 2016,[6][7] and the satellite was transported to the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) for the test campaign.[8][9]
Launch
The spacecraft arrived at the Centre Spatial Guyanais on 6 January 2017 for pre-launch operations.[10]
Launch took place at the nominal time of 01:49:24 UTC on 7 March 2017 on board Vega flight VV09. The spacecraft was injected into its target orbit at 02:47:21 UTC.[2][11]
References
- ↑ "Sentinel-2: The Operational Compernicus Optical High Resolution Land Mission". European Space Agency. 2013. http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/S2-Data_Sheet.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clark, Stephen (7 March 2017). "Environmental sentinel launched from French Guiana". Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/07/environmental-sentinel-launched-from-french-guiana/.
- ↑ "Sentinel 2B - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 9 March 2017. http://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=42063.
- ↑ "Sentinel-2B Launch Preparations Off to a Flying Start". European Space Agency. 12 January 2017. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Sentinel-2B_launch_preparations_off_to_a_flying_start.
- ↑ "Astrium to build ESA's second Sentinel-2 satellite for GMES". European Space Agency. 31 March 2010. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Astrium_to_build_ESA_s_second_Sentinel-2_satellite_for_GMES.
- ↑ "Airbus DS completes Sentinel-2B – Satellite News Digest". SupremeSAT. 16 June 2016. http://www.supremesat.com/airbus-ds-completes-sentinel-2b-satellite-news-digest/.
- ↑ "Airbus Defence and Space completes second Copernicus "Eye"" (Press release). Airbus Defence and Space. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ Porter, G. (21 June 2016). "Sentinel-2B entering LSS". European Space Agency. https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/27225821014.
- ↑ "Noordwijk Witnesses Successful Testing Of Sentinel-2B". Sat News. 17 November 2016. http://satnews.com/story.php?number=1769705059.
- ↑ Rider, Honora (12 January 2017). "Sentinel-2B unveiled". European Space Agency. http://blogs.esa.int/eolaunches/2017/01/12/sentinel-2b-unveiled/.
- ↑ "Launch Kit: VV09, Sentinel-2B". Arianespace. 27 February 2017. http://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/VV09-launchkit-en.pdf.
External links
- Sentinel-2 programme at ESA's Sentinel Online
- Sentinel-2 programme at ESA.int
- Real-time orbital tracking - uphere.space
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