Measurements and Applications
Optical high spatial resolution imagery over land and coastal areas for Copernicus operational services.
Full Name
Multi-Spectral Instrument (Sentinel-2)
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
High resolution optical imagers 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
High resolution optical imager
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
10 m for 4 bands in VNIR, 60 m for 3 dedicated atmospheric correction bands, 20 m for remaining bands for S-2. 5m spatial resolution for S2NG
[Best Resolution: 10m]
Swath
290 km
[Max Swath: 290 km]
Accuracy
Absolute radiometric accuracy for Level 1C data: 3 - 5%
Waveband
13 bands in the VNIR-SWIR
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
Sentinel-2 A - Sentinel-2 A (2015 - 2025) |
| Sentinel-2 B - Sentinel-2 B (2017 - 2027) |
| Sentinel-2 C - Sentinel-2 C (2024 - 2034) |
Sentinel-2 D - Sentinel-2 D (2028 - 2038) |