Sentinel-2
11 Dec 2014
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Sentinel-2 is composed of twin satellites 2A and 2B in the same orbit which provides image data in order to observe land management, agriculture and forestry, disaster control, risk mapping and more.

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Artist's impression of Sentinel-2 orbiting Earth

​​​Sentinel-2

ESA
RAL Space Involvement

Design and manufacture of the battery

Subject
Earth Observation

Main Objectives
To provide a global coverage of the Earth's land surface every ten days with one satellite and five days with two satellites.

Launch Date
2A - 23 June 2015

2B - 7 March 2017​

Partners
Airbus (formally Astrium Satellites), Boostec, SENER, Jena-Optronik​

Further Project Information
ESA

ESA Sentinel Online


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