Objectives and Applications
S3NGO will guarantee continuity of high-quality multi-spectral and thermal measurements as provided by the 1st generation Sentinel-3 mission for the support of the European Commission operational services and European stakeholders, and will provide enhanced observing capabilities for the next generation of operational colour and thermal products addressing the evolving user needs.
Full Name
Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical A
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Feb 2035
Mission Links
EOL Date
Feb 2045
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
814 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
27 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | AOLCI |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | AOLCI, ASLSTR |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | AOLCI, ASLSTR |
| Radiation budget | AOLCI, ASLSTR |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | AOLCI |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | AOLCI, ASLSTR |
| Vegetation | AOLCI, ASLSTR |
| Surface temperature (land) | ASLSTR |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | AOLCI, ASLSTR |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | AOLCI |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | ASLSTR |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | AOLCI |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | ASLSTR |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | ASLSTR |
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