CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - Sentinel-5 C -
Full Name Sentinel-5 C
aka S5C
Status Approved
Mission Agencies ESA, COM, EUMETSAT Launch Date May 2039
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Nov 2047
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Descending Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 820 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Sentinel-5 will globally monitor key air quality trace gases, aerosols and UV index in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a daily global revisit time. The Sentinel-5C mission is carried on EPS-SG-A3.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Ozone UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Trace gases (excluding ozone) UVNS (Sentinel-5)
LandAlbedo and reflectance UVNS (Sentinel-5)
Mission Instruments
UVNS (Sentinel-5) - Ultra-violet Visible Near-infrared Shortwave-infrared spectrometer
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