Operational
Sentinel-3A
Sentinel-3A carries instruments for sea-surface height, ocean color and thermal mapping. Its data supports marine forecasting, climate records and global environmental monitoring.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Earth Science
TYPE
Earth Observation
COUNTRY
Europe (ESA)
OPERATOR
ESA / EUMETSAT / Copernicus
LAUNCH DATE
Feb 16, 2016
LAUNCH SITE
PLMSC
ORBIT CLASS
LEO
ALTITUDE · KM
803
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
100.93
INCLINATION · DEG
98.62
APOGEE · KM
804
PERIGEE · KM
802
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