Sentinel-2B
Success
MAR 07201701:49:24 UTCSecond Sentinel-2 satellite, completing the two-satellite constellation for ESA's Copernicus Earth observation programme. Placed in an orbit phased 180° from Sentinel-2A to maximize global revisit coverage.
LIFTOFF
MAR 07 201701:49:24 UTC
Success
launched from ELV Kourou
aboard Vega into LEO
Payload
Sentinel-2B
Earth observation