Vega | Sentinel-2B
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Launch Window
March 7, 2017, 1:49 a.m. - March 7, 2017, 1:49 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 7, 2017, 1:49 a.m. - March 7, 2017, 1:49 a.m.
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.
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
See DetailsAvio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites.
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