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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sentinel-2A
Launched
June 23, 2015
Summary
Sentinel-2A launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 23, 2015. It was Arianespace's 233rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,472nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Vega flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Sentinel-2A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 795 × 796 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Vega · ArianespaceCopernicus
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Vega flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 233rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,472nd orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sentinel-2A · NORAD 40697 · 2015-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-028A
- Epoch
- 2015-06-23 03:50:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.31066438 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000798
- Inclination
- 98.5847°
- Ascending node
- 248.5254°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.7898°
- Mean anomaly
- 143.4888°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Sentinel-2A · NORAD 40697 · in orbit
Vega AVUM VV05 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sentinel-2A is the first of ESA's Sentinel-2 multispectral optical imaging satellites for the European Union's Copernicus programme, providing 10 m land-cover, agriculture and forestry imagery with a wide 290 km swath.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
31st launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 248th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
131 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sentinel-2A launch?
Sentinel-2A launched on June 23, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sentinel-2A?
Coverage: Flight VV05 – Sentinel-2A | Vega Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Sentinel-2A?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did Sentinel-2A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Sentinel-2A reach?
Sentinel-2A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 795 × 796 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Sentinel-2A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Sentinel-2A part of?
Copernicus. About Copernicus