The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite tv for pc is ready for liftoff on 4 September on the final Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
This recording is of a media briefing held on 29 August 2024 to supply journalists the likelihood to study extra concerning the Sentinel-2 mission and the final flight of Vega, Europe’s nimble rocket specialising in launching small scientific and Earth remark spacecraft similar to to sun-synchronous polar orbits, following the Solar.
The Sentinel-2 mission relies on a constellation of two similar satellites, Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B, flying in the identical orbit however 180° aside to optimise protection and revisit time. As soon as in orbit, Sentinel-2C will exchange the Sentinel-2A unit – prolonging the lifetime of the Sentinel-2 mission – guaranteeing a steady provide of knowledge for Copernicus, the Earth remark part of the EU House Programme.
Information collected from Sentinel-2 are used for a variety of functions, together with precision farming, water high quality monitoring, pure catastrophe administration and methane emission detection.
Members on the media briefing had been:
- Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Remark Programmes, ESA
- Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of House Transportation, ESA
- Stéphane Israël, CEO, Arianespace
- Mauro Facchini, Head of Unit for Earth Remark, European Fee
