Sentinel-5 A Mission

Objectives and Applications

To support global atmospheric composition and air quality monitoring services (key trace gases, aerosols and UV index) at high spatial resolution and with a daily global coverage. The Sentinel-5 A mission is carried on EPS-SG-A1.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Sentinel-5 A
aka S5A
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
ESA, COM, EUMETSAT
Launch Date
Aug 2025
Mission Links
mission site |
EOL Date
Mar 2034
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
824 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
29 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

UVNS (Sentinel-5) - Ultra-violet Visible Near-infrared Shortwave-infrared spectrometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Ozone UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Radiation budget UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Trace gases (excluding ozone) UVNS (Sentinel-5)
LandAlbedo and reflectance UVNS (Sentinel-5)

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