Sentinel-3B

Launch data:

Spacecraft data: Prime manufacturer   Platform   Operator   Mass at launch   kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Equipment   Solar array   Stabilization   Propulsion   DC power   Design lifetime

Description:

• SENTINEL-3B is a spacecraft dedicated to the study of Earth′s oceans and vegetation. SENTINEL-3B is part of the Copernicus programme, a partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA), EUMETSAT and the European Commission to perform Earth science and environmental research from orbit. The launch of SENTINEL-3B completes the first-generation satellite constellation for Copernicus.

Mission details:

• ESA′s Sentinel 3B Earth observing satellite was launched from Plesetsk on Apr 25, 2018 aboard Eurockot′s Rokot/Briz-KM vehicle. Sentinel-3B is in the same orbit plane as Sentinel-3A, launched in 2016, and following 10 minutes behind it.

External links:

• Kosmonavtika: Launch Information
• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking