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The mission

Sentinel-5 Precursor – also known as Sentinel-5P – is the first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. The satellite carries the state-of-the-art Tropomi instrument to map a multitude of trace gases, which affect the air we breathe and therefore our health and our climate.

The launch

Date: 13 October 2017
Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launcher: Rockot

2600 km swath width
7 years mission life
824 km orbit altitude

Sentinel-5P

Lake Maggiore and Baveno

Copernicus 20 years on

21/06/2018 5786 views 92 likes

Sentinel-5P sees nitrogen dioxide over Europe

Sentinel-5P brings air pollution into focus

01/12/2017 61723 views 380 likes

Sulphur dioxide over Europe from OMI

Taking air-quality inventories to new heights

30/11/2017 7941 views 53 likes

Nitrogen dioxide forecast

Ready to reap the benefits from Copernicus Sentinel-5P

31/10/2017 5996 views 47 likes

Sentinel-5P liftoff

Enabling & Support

Sentinel-5P: satellite in excellent health

16/10/2017 5458 views 92 likes

Air quality-monitoring satellite in orbit

13/10/2017 14919 views 130 likes

Mission control

Enabling & Support

Ready to assume control of Sentinel-5P

10/10/2017 4049 views 56 likes

Sentinel-5P on the launch pad

Sentinel-5P poised for liftoff

09/10/2017 4789 views 82 likes

Watch live: Sentinel-5P launch

05/10/2017 17865 views 61 likes

Sentinel-5P launch event

05/10/2017 18820 views 92 likes

Sentinel-5P encapsulation

Sentinel-5P sealed from view

04/10/2017 4029 views 64 likes

Team training

Enabling & Support

Preparing to fly Sentinel-5P

26/09/2017 4269 views 63 likes

Fuelling Sentinel-5P

Sentinel-5P satellite fuelled

25/09/2017 4332 views 62 likes

Sentinel-5P SocialSpace

Join us for #Sentinel5P launch

18/09/2017 6884 views 62 likes

Sentinel-5P positioned for testing

Sentinel-5P launch preparations in full swing

14/09/2017 3696 views 58 likes

Sentinel-5p arrives in Plesetsk

New era in air-quality monitoring a step away

04/09/2017 6388 views 79 likes

Sentinel-5P on show

Air pollution monitoring Sentinel on show

20/07/2017 11504 views 51 likes

Sentinel-5P

Call for Media: First Copernicus air-quality monitoring sat…

12/07/2017 2821 views 37 likes

Pomezia blaze

Pandora measures fire fumes over Rome

28/06/2017 3555 views 55 likes

Methane increase

Methane and carbon dioxide on the rise

13/05/2016 12823 views 126 likes

On the shaker

Big shake next for air pollution satellite

25/09/2015 3649 views 38 likes

Nitrogen dioxide over Bucharest

Air quality under new scrutiny

28/10/2014 4748 views 43 likes

Sentinel-5P

Platform brings air monitoring a step closer

27/05/2014 3475 views 39 likes

ESA calls for Sentinel-5 Precursor Mission Advisory Group m…

12/09/2011 775 views 0 likes

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