The Sentinel-2C satellite being lifted out of its transport container at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana
The Sentinel-2C satellite being lifted out of its transport container at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana
Sentinel-2C is equipped with an optical multispectral instrument with a high resolution of up to 10 metres, covering a swath 290 kilometres wide. This makes the satellite ideally suited for detecting changes in vegetation, compiling crop forecasts, mapping forest cover and determining the growth of wild and cultivated plants. The instrument is also used to monitor algae growth in coastal and inland waters, as well as track sediment input in river deltas.
