Sentinel-2

Sentinel-2
	Model of a Sentinel-2 satellite
Manufacturer	Astrium/Airbus; Thales Alenia Space; Boostec; Jena-Optronik; SENER;
Operator	European Space Agency
Applications	Land and sea monitoring, natural disasters mapping, sea ice observations, ships detection
Specifications
Spacecraft type	Satellite
Bus	AstroBus-L
Constellation	2
Launch mass	1,140 kg (2,513 lb)
Dry mass	1,016 kg (2,240 lb)
Dimensions	3.4 × 1.8 × 2.35 m (11.2 × 5.9 × 7.7 ft)
Power	1,700 W
Design life	7 years
Production
Status	Active
Built	3
Launched	2
Operational	2
Maiden launch	Sentinel-2A ; 23 June 2015
Last launch	Sentinel-2B ; 7 March 2017
← Sentinel-1	Sentinel-3 →

Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters. The mission's Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites are to be joined in orbit in 2024 by a third, Sentinel-2C.^[4]

The mission supports services and applications such as agricultural monitoring, emergencies management, land cover classification, and water quality.

Sentinel-2 has been developed and is being operated by the European Space Agency. The satellites were manufactured by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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^ "Sentinel-2 Data Sheet" (PDF). European Space Agency. August 2013.
^ "Gearing up for third Sentinel-2 satellite". ESA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.