Sentinel-3

The mission

Carrying a suite of cutting-edge instruments, Copernicus Sentinel-3 measures systematically Earth’s oceans, land, ice and atmosphere to monitor and understand large-scale global dynamics. It provides essential information in near-real time for ocean and weather forecasting.

The launch

Date: Sentinel-3A on 16 February 2016
Sentinel-3B on 25 April 2018
Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launcher: Rockot

Sentinel-3 Archive

The mission

The launch

Satellites forewarn of locust plagues

The heat is on for Sentinel-3B

ESA helps faster cleaner shipping

Sentinel-3A Earth colour data released

Satellites help understand what fuels the twilight zone

Europe’s workhorse Sentinel ready for action

Estonia’s first contract with ESA focuses on ocean health

Canadian fires tracked by satellites

Sentinel-3A feels the heat

Sentinel-3A continues to impress

Sentinel-3A rides the waves

First views of Earth from Sentinel-3A

Sentinel-3 and the ocean carbon conundrum

Nonstop LEOP full stop

Sentinel-3A dances with northern lights

Third Sentinel satellite launched for Copernicus

All dressed up with somewhere to go

Sentinel-3A poised for liftoff

Sentinel-3 family grows

Mission teams prepare for critical days

Sentinel-3A fully tanked

Rise and shine for Sentinel-3A

Sentinel-3A taking final steps to launch

Sentinel-3A on its way

Sentinel-3A shows off

Surfing for science

Sentinel-3 strips off

Sentinel-3 fully formed

ESA campaign reveals glimpse of future Sentinel-3 imagery