Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Eurockot Launch Services
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
Russia
Date
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 17:57:52 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5745 ever
Mission
Sentinel-3B is the second in a constellation of earth observation satellites developed by ESA to provide near real time data for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Program. Sentinel-3B contains a temperature scanner, colour instrument and altimeter for monitoring the sea and land. The satellite focuses on providing accurate data about the oceans and in addition also provides information about wildfires and vegetation.
Deployed payloads · 1