Sentinel-3

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  • SENTINEL-3
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  • [Launch Date: Estimated 2013] The ESA Sentinels will be the first series of noperational satellites to meet the Earth lobservation needs of the European Union ESA Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme. The pair of Sentinel-3 satellites will provide global, frequent and near-realtime ocean, ice and land monitoring. It continues Envisat’s altimetry, the multispectral, medium-resolution visible and infrared ocean and land-surface observations of ERS, Envisat and Spot, and includes enhancements to meet the operational revisit requirements and to facilitate new products and evolution of services. The first launch is expected in 2011/2012. Summary Source: http://www.esa.int/esapub/bulletin/bulletin131/bul131c_aguirre.pdf Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SENTINEL-3 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: Sentinel GMES Short_Name: SENTINEL-3 End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 800 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2009-12-18 Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMZHM0DU8E_LPgmes_0.html Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMXK570A2G_environment_0.html Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_3 Online_Resource: http://ec.europa.eu/gmes/index_en.htm Sample_Image: http://www.esa.int/images/sentinel_M.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Site: Kourou, French Guiana Design_Life: 7 years Primary_Sponsor: ESA/EU End_Group End_Group
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Sentinel-3 is an Earth observation satellite series developed by the European Space Agency as part of the Copernicus Programme. It currently (as of 2020) consists of 2 satellites: Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B. After initial commissioning, each satellite was handed over to EUMETSAT for the routine operations phase of the mission. Two recurrent satellites— Sentinel-3C and Sentinel-3D— will follow in approximately 2024 and 2028 respectively to ensure continuity of the Sentinel-3 mission. The Sentinel-3 mission's objectives are to measure topography, temperature, marine ecosystems, water quality, pollution, and other features for ocean forecasting and environmental and monitoring.

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