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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sentinel-2B
Launched
March 7, 2017
Summary
Sentinel-2A launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 7, 2017. It was Arianespace's 254th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,629th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Vega flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Sentinel-2B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 784 × 785 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Arianespace Flight VV09 / Sentinel-2Barianespace
- Flight VV09 – Sentinel-2B | Vega Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- Sentinel-2B liftoffEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Vehicle
- Vega · ArianespaceCopernicus
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 9th Vega flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 254th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,629th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sentinel-2B · NORAD 42063 · 2017-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-013A
- Epoch
- 2017-03-07 03:28:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.34237918 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001029
- Inclination
- 98.5666°
- Ascending node
- 142.4861°
- Arg. of perigee
- 308.8523°
- Mean anomaly
- 51.2626°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Sentinel-2B · NORAD 42063 · in orbit
Vega AVUM VV09 · deorbited March 7, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sentinel-2 is the second mission for Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring programme. It's a satellite constellation of two identical spacecrafts, Sentinel-2A and -2B. Both carry an innovative wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of our land and vegetation.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
35th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 269th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sentinel-2A launch?
Sentinel-2A launched on March 7, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sentinel-2A?
Coverage: Arianespace Flight VV09 / Sentinel-2B; Flight VV09 – Sentinel-2B | Vega Launch | Arianespace; Sentinel-2B liftoff. 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-2B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 784 × 785 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