Sentinel-2
Just two weeks ago the European satellite Sentinel-2 has been launched into orbit (opens new window). Sentinel-2 is going to observe the Earth's surface with an optical camera. In fact the first images have already been acquired and sent down to Earth just four days after launch (opens new window). These images give an impression of the great capabilities of Sentinel-2 like it's wide swath and short revisit time.
This first image shown below was acquired on June 27th and covers the Po Valley, framed by the Alps in the north and the coastal mountains of France and Italy in the south.
Arianespace has released a poster (opens new window) from the launch. Our office is already decorated with it 😉
The data coming from the Sentinel-2 satellite will hopefully keeps us busy the next years or even decades. Expect more posts to come in the future 😃