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
Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:57:40 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5540 ever
Mission
Sentinel-3A is the first in a pair of earth observation satellites developed by ESA to provide near real time data for the GMES Program. Sentinel-3A 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