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S2BSentinel-2B  

Definition

  • The Sentinel-2 mission is a land monitoring constellation of two satellites that provide high resolution optical imagery and provide continuity for the current SPOT and Landsat missions. The mission provides a global coverage of the Earth's land surface every 10 days with one satellite and 5 days with 2 satellites, making the data of great use in on-going studies. The satellites are equipped with the state-of-the-art MSI (Multispectral Imager) instrument, that offers high-resolution optical imagery.

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  • SENTINEL-2B

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  • B

significant event

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  • S2B

hosts

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https://earth.esa.int/concept/eb62e36f-cb0d-5383-8b5b-4a976b0cfd7f

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