Sentinel-2C

Sentinel-2C

Model of a Sentinel 2 satellite
Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	ESA
COSPAR ID	2024-157A
SATCAT no.	60989
Start of mission
Launch date	September 5, 2024, 03:50 (2024-09-05UTC03:50) CEST
Rocket	Vega
Orbital parameters
Altitude	786 km
Sentinel-2 ← Sentinel-2B Sentinel ← Sentinel-6A Sentinel-1C →

Launch of Vega with Sentinel-2C

Sentinel-2C is a European optical imaging Earth observation satellite that was launched in 2024.^[1][2] It is the third Sentinel-2 satellite launched as part of the European Union's Copernicus Programme. Like Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B, the satellite carries a multispectral imager that takes high-resolution images of Earth's land, islands, and inland and coastal waters in 13 spectral bands with 10m, 20m, and 60m resolution. Its data are used for monitoring land use, soil sealing, land management, agriculture, forestry, natural disasters, and to assist humanitarian aid missions.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Gallery

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  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  Seville, Spain
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  Wildfire in California
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  Lighthouse Reef, Belize Barrier Reef
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  France–Spain strip
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  Mount Etna eruption on 2 June 2025
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  Vjosa river, Albania
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  View of the Moon for calibration

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions

References

1. "Airbus built Sentinel-2C satellite successfully launched | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
2. LENOIR, Julie (2024-09-05). "ARIANESPACE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES EUROPE'S COPERNICUS EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAM SENTINEL-2C SATELLITE". Newsroom Arianespace. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
3. "Sentinel 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
4. "Sentinel-2C delivers stunning first images". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
5. "Copernicus Sentinel-2 Mission Update: Transfer of Duty from Sentinel-2A to Sentinel-2C on 21 January 2025". Sentinel Online. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
6. "Copernicus Sentinel-2C data now available | Copernicus". www.copernicus.eu. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
7. "Sentinel-2C satellite uses Earth observation to map climate issues".
8. "Sentinel-2C satellite delivers first breathtaking images of Earth". Earth.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.