MSI(Sentinel-2)

MSI (Sentinel-2)
Main objectives	• Land observation, including: Vegetation, soil and water cover, inland waterways and coastal areas • Land use and change detection maps • Providing support in generating land cover ·  Disaster relief support ·  Climate change monitoring
Platform
Satellite name	Sentinel
Manufacturer	Astrium GmbH (Germany) and Astrium SAS (France)
Operator	European Space Agency (ESA)
Sensors	Multi-spectral instrument
Launch date	11 February 2013
Launch vehicle	VEGA & ROCKOT
Satellite mass	1200Kg
Design lifetime	7.25 years
Maximal lifetime	12 years
Orbit
Altitude	786 km
Inclination	98.5
Orbital period	40 minutes
Characteristics	Sun-synchronous
Overpass time	10:30 AM
Repeat coverage	5 days with 2 satellites (10 days with 1 satellite)
Coverage	Global
Sensor
Type	Multi-spectral instrument
Manufacturer	Astrium GmbH (Germany) and Astrium SAS (France)
Sensor type	Pushbroom scanner
Swath width (FOV)	290km
Pixel size (GIFOV)	20 m (multispectral); 15 m (panchromatic)
Radiometric resolution	12 bit
Spectral bands	Band # Spectral range (nm) Use of data 1 433 Atmospheric correction 2 490 Land measurement 3 560 Land measurement 4 665 Land measurement 5 705 Land measurement 6 740 Land measurement 7 783 Land measurement 8 842 Atmospheric correction 8b 865 Atmospheric correction 9 945 Atmospheric correction 10 1380 Atmospheric correction 11 1610 Land measurement 12 2190 Land measurement
Data
Data provider	ESA
Data distribution	Free-of-charge, unlimited re-distribution
Data access	https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/home
Data archive	2000-current
Processing levels	Level 2/2A
Data format	Sentinel-Safe Format
Image catalog
Publications (2100 total)
Duca, R.; Del Frate, F.; Roca, F.G. "From Multi-Spectral to Hyper-Spectral Imagery: a Quantitative Analysis of the Improvements in Terms of Land Cover Classification", Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International, On page(s): IV - 770 - IV - 773 Volume: 4, 7-11 July 2008 In the frame of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme (GMES) jointly implemented by ESA and EC, ESA is developing the Sentinel-2 system, providing globally with systematic acquisition high resolution (10-20 m) optical observations with a high revisit tailored towards the needs of operational land services. This system will ensure data continuity of SPOT and Landsat satellite series and further enhancement to account of future service evolution..
Aurélien Dariel ; Philippe Chorier ; Cédric Leroy ; Alexandre Maltère ; Véronique Bourrillon ; Bertrand Terrier ; Marianne Molina ; Françoise Martino; Development of an SWIR multispectral detector for GMES/Sentinel-2. Proc. SPIE 7474, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIII, 747416 (September 22, 2009); doi:10.1117/12.830703. Within the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program, the Sentinel-2 mission will provide multi-spectral observations of the Earth surface. The Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) developed by Astrium, on board the Sentinel-2 satellite, includes a SWIR channel. Sofradir is in charge of the development, qualification and manufacturing of the infrared detector basis of this SWIR channel.
References
WIKI	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-2
ESA	http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/S2-Data_Sheet.pdf
ESA	https://earth.esa.int/web/sentinel/sentinel-2-msi-wiki/-/wiki/Sentinel%20Two/Description
ESA	https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-2