Proba-V terminates its mission after 7 years of service

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 29 June 2015 from 05:50:01 to 05:50:26 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 22 August 2015 at 10:40:36 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 20 April 2019 from 10:04:15 to 10:07:15 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 24 June 2020 at 10:46:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Vegetation, climate change, ESA, Ardennes, Belgium
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (20.04.2019) - Proba-V mission was designed by BELgian Science Policy Office & launched on 06.05.2013; VITO ran its PDGS
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Fig. 2 - S1 (29.06.2015) - It was conceived as a filler between SPOT-5 (end-of-life in March 2015) and Sentinel-3A (operational in April 2016).
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With a swath of 517 / 2295 km at 100 / 300 m gsd, its sensor offers blue, red, NIR & SWIR bands but lacks SPOT Vegetation's heavy TIR sensor.
Fig. 3 - S2 (22.08.2015) - It is operated from Redu control centre in the Ardennes, shown here, which was enlarged during the mission.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (24.06.2020) - While the minisatellite is still fully operational, its lack of engine makes it unable to sustain its original mission.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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