European Space Agency Sentinel-2

The Sentinel-2A satellite is operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). The Sentinel Multispectral Instrument (MSI) acquires 13 spectral bands ranging from Visible and Near-Infrared (VNIR) to Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) wavelengths along a 290-km orbital swath. The MSI data are complementary to data acquired by the Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+). The satellite operates in a sun-synchronous orbit with a 10-day repeat cycle. A collaborative effort between ESA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides another data portal for Sentinel-2 data products.