{"id":186105,"date":"2024-09-06T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/airbus-launches-the-satellite-sentinel-2c\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T11:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:55:15","slug":"airbus-launches-the-satellite-sentinel-2c","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/airbus-launches-the-satellite-sentinel-2c\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus successfully launches Sentinel-2C satellite to improve earth observation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Airbus <\/strong>announced the successful launch of the Sentinel-2C satellite from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana.\nThis new satellite, an integral part of the European Union’s Copernicus program<\/strong>, was launched aboard a Vega rocket<\/strong> and is now in low orbit 780 km above the Earth.\nSentinel-2C will replace Sentinel-2A and will work in conjunction with Sentinel-2B, ensuring the continuity of the Earth observation service initiated in 2015. <\/p>\n\n

Applications of data collected and Sentinel-2C satellite characteristics<\/h3>\n\n

Sentinel-2C is equipped with a high-resolution multispectral imager<\/strong> that will capture vital data to monitor the health of the planet.\nWeighing 1.1 tons, this satellite will provide optical images in 13 spectral bands, with a resolution of up to 10 meters per pixel and a coverage of 290 km wide. <\/p>\n\n

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“This launch offers the world a key sensor for monitoring changes on our planet, providing crucial continuity in Copernicus missions<\/em>.”<\/p>\nMarc Steckling, head of Earth Observation at Airbus.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n

The data obtained by Sentinel-2C<\/strong> will be used for a variety of applications, such as land use monitoring, agriculture, forestry, natural disaster management and water quality observation in coastal and inland areas.\nWith a storage capacity of 1.5 terabytes of data per day, the satellite will transmit this data via laser to the SpaceDataHighway<\/em> network and through X-band ground stations. <\/p>\n\n

The Copernicus program and the future of earth observation<\/h3>\n\n

The satellite is part of the Copernicus<\/a><\/strong>the Earth observation component of the EU Space Program, managed in collaboration with the European Space Agency<\/strong>(ESA<\/em>).\nSentinel-2C will contribute to informed decision-making in critical areas such as environmental management and global security. <\/p>\n\n

The new satellite will undergo a series of tests before entering full service, ensuring a smooth transition in the mission to replace Sentinel-2A.\nIts launch represents an advance in Europe’s ability to maintain a detailed and continuous observation of our planet. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo:<\/strong> Airbus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sentinel-2C, launched by Airbus, will contribute to the Copernicus mission by monitoring land use and natural disasters using multispectral images from Earth orbit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":186076,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13064,13030],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-186105","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-aerospace","categoria_noticias-industry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/186105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/186105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=186105"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=186105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}