Posted on June 29, 2015 by Mariangela
Just four days after launch, Sentinel-2A delivered its first images of Earth. With a swath width of 290 km, the satellite’s first acquisition began in Sweden and made a strip-like observation through central Europe and the Mediterranean, ending...
Posted on June 26, 2015 by Mariangela
Last night marked the end of Sentinel-2A’s first three days in space, which saw teams on the ground working around the clock to ensure the spacecraft is ready for its ‘colour vision’ mission. Delivery into orbit marked...
Posted on June 26, 2015 by Mariangela
Winner of the ‘Colour vision’ photo competition, Michael Angelo Richardson from the Netherlands, tells us about his trip to ESA’s operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany, to watch the launch of Sentinel-2A. After winning ESA’s photo competition I...
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Honora
ESA PR N° 21–2015: The ESA-developed Sentinel satellite – Sentinel-2A – was launched today, adding a high-resolution optical imaging capability to the European Union Copernicus environmental monitoring system. The 1.1 tonne satellite was carried on a Vega...
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Honora
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Honora
Watch the replay of Sentinel-2A lift off from Kourou: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2015/06/Sentinel-2A_liftoff
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Honora
Perfect lift off for Sentinel-2 at 03:52 CEST (22:52 local time)!
Posted on June 22, 2015 by Honora
Posted on June 22, 2015 by Honora
With fuelling of the launcher’s AVUM upper stage completed on Thursday and the launch rehearsed on Friday, all is ready for liftoff tonight set for 03:52 CEST (22:52 local time on 22 June). The men and women...
Posted on June 19, 2015 by Daniel
About 55 minutes after lift-off, Sentinel-2A will separate from Vega's AVUM upper stage and soar free into orbit, marking the start of the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase.
Posted on June 18, 2015 by Honora
The Payload Data Segment (PDGS) team had a pre-launch meeting yesterday at ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN), after which the complete team gathered for a photo, including one little extra guest! During the briefing, each team...
Posted on June 17, 2015 by Honora
With less than a week to liftoff, the next Sentinel satellite for the Copernicus environmental monitoring programme is now in position high up in the launch tower at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The Vega rocket’s...