CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - Sentinel-4 B -
Full Name Sentinel-4 B
aka S4B
Status Approved
Mission Agencies ESA, COM, EUMETSAT Launch Date Dec 2035
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Jun 2046
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Geostationary Orbit Period 1436 minutes
Orbit Sense N/A Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 35779 km Orbit Longitude 0 deg
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Supporting European atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services. The Sentinel-4 B mission is carried on MTG S2.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols UVN (Sentinel-4)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature UVN (Sentinel-4)
Cloud particle properties and profile UVN (Sentinel-4)
Ozone UVN (Sentinel-4)
Trace gases (excluding ozone) UVN (Sentinel-4)
Mission Instruments
UVN (Sentinel-4) - UV-visible- near infrared imaging spectrometer (Sentinel-4)
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