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The mission

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission is based on a constellation of two identical satellites in the same orbit. Each satellite carries an innovative wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of our land and vegetation.

The launch

Date: Sentinel-2A - 23 June 2015
          Sentinel-2B - 7 March 2017
          Sentinel-2C - 5 September 2024
Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Launcher: Vega rocket

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    Southern Ukraine is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
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