The European Space Agency and Astrium has signed a Euro 195 million [USD 310 million] contract to provide the first Sentinel-2 earth observation satellite, devoted to monitoring the land environment, ...
After more than ten years in orbit, the European Space Agency’s (ESA)Sentinel-2A satellite has achieved something unexpected. Originally built to observe Earth in daylight, this aging satellite has ...
Launched on 5 September 2024 on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite has delivered its first images. These spectacular views of Earth offer a ...
After more than 10 years in orbit, the first Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2A, is still finding new ways to contribute to Earth observation. With its younger siblings, Sentinel-2B and ...
The Sentinel-2B optical satellite is the second of its type from Airbus Defence and Space, providing the “Colour Vision” of Europe´s Earth observation programme Copernicus, a joint project of the ...
Atmospheric nitrogen dioxide is a harmful pollutant with significant impacts on air quality, climate and the biosphere. Although satellites have mapped nitrogen dioxide concentrations since the 1990s, ...