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European Commission (EC)Manufacturer
European Commission (EC)Sentinel-2B Mission
3/7/2017
The Sentinel-2 constellation is based on two identical satellites, Sentinel-2A launched in 2015 and Sentinel-2B launched in 2017.
Sentinel-2B was launched in 2017.
The Sentinel-2 constellation is based on two identical satellites in the same orbit separated by 180 degrees.
Lynred has previously developed and manufactured infrared detectors for the Sentinel-2 mission used on satellites Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B, which were launched in 2015 and 2017 respectively.