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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Earth Observation Satellites > Sentinel-3

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Sentinel-3  

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  • PREFERRED TERMS: 3A, S3B, S3C, S3D, Sentinel-3 DEFINITION The Sentinel-3 (S3) mission of ESA and the EC is one of the elements of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) program, which responds to the requirements for operational and near-real-time monitoring of ocean, land and ice surfaces over a period of 20 years. The topography element of this mission will serve primarily the marine operational users but will also allow the monitoring of sea ice and land ice, as well as inland water surfaces, using novel observation techniques.The Sentinel-3 mission is designed as a constellation of two identical polar orbiting satellites, separated by 180º, for the provision of long-term operational marine and land monitoring services. The operational character of this mission implies a high level of availability of the data products and fast delivery time, which have been important design drivers for the mission. BROADER CONCEPT: Earth Observation Satellite ENTRY TERMS: SENTINEL-3 NOTE: A,B,C,D HOSTS: DORIS, GNSS, MWR, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL URI: https://earth.esa.int/concept/sentinel-3 (en)

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  • 2018-02-27 16:57:36.0 [sritz] update Resource (image); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 65ed042c-df53-4afb-8b6a-1ea16958015d relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2018-02-27 16:58:04.0 [sritz] update Definition (The ESA Sentinels will be the first series of noperational satellites to meet the Earth lobservation needs of the European Union ESA Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme. The pair of Sentinel-3 satellites will provide global, frequent and near-realtime ocean, ice and land monitoring. It continues Envisat’s altimetry, the multispectral, medium-resolution visible and infrared ocean and land-surface observations of ERS, Envisat and Spot, and includes enhancements to meet the operational revisit requirements and to facilitate new products and evolution of services. The first launch is expected in 2011/2012. Summary Source: http://www.esa.int/esapub/bulletin/bulletin131/bul131c_aguirre.pdf Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SENTINEL-3 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: Sentinel GMES Short_Name: SENTINEL-3 End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 800 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2009-12-18 Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMZHM0DU8E_LPgmes_0.html Online_Resource: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMXK570A2G_environment_0.html Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_3 Online_Resource: http://ec.europa.eu/gmes/index_en.htm Sample_Image: http://www.esa.int/images/sentinel_M.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Site: Kourou, French Guiana Design_Life: 7 years Primary_Sponsor: ESA/EU End_Group End_Group);
  • 2018-02-27 17:00:35.0 [sritz] update Definition (entinel-3 is primarily an ocean mission, however, the mission is also able to provide atmospheric and land applications. The mission provides data continuity for the ERS, Envisat and SPOT satellites. Sentinel-3 makes use of multiple sensing instruments to accomplish its objectives; SLSTR (Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer), OLCI (Ocean and Land Colour Instrument), SRAL (SAR Altimeter), DORIS, and MWR (Microwave Radiometer). Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SENTINEL-3 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: Sentinel GMES Short_Name: SENTINEL-3 End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 800 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2009-12-18 Online_Resource: https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-eo-missions/sentinel-3 Sample_Image: http://www.esa.int/images/sentinel_M.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Site: Kourou, French Guiana Design_Life: 7 years Primary_Sponsor: ESA/EU End_Group End_Group); update Definition (https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-eo-missions/sentinel-3);
  • 2018-02-27 17:01:28.0 [sritz] insert Resource (id: null type: provider url: https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-eo-missions/sentinel-3);
  • 2018-06-12 15:20:10.0 [mmorahan] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (SENTINEL-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,345357] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,344761]);
  • 2018-06-12 15:26:14.0 [mmorahan] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (SENTINEL-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,345357] - Sentinel GMES [2c9f1fcc-d9c8-4c6d-b701-45c97cee511f,344719]);
  • 2018-11-05 07:31:54.0 [mmorahan] Cut Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (SENTINEL-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,345357] - Trash Can/Platforms [6089b3e5-7db9-46e1-b73b-2d679f34abb4,354203]);
  • 2018-11-05 07:32:05.0 [mmorahan] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (SENTINEL-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,345357] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,344761]);
  • 2018-11-05 07:48:54.0 [mmorahan] update Definition (PREFERRED TERMS: 3A, S3B, S3C, S3D, Sentinel-3 DEFINITION The Sentinel-3 (S3) mission of ESA and the EC is one of the elements of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) program, which responds to the requirements for operational and near-real-time monitoring of ocean, land and ice surfaces over a period of 20 years. The topography element of this mission will serve primarily the marine operational users but will also allow the monitoring of sea ice and land ice, as well as inland water surfaces, using novel observation techniques.The Sentinel-3 mission is designed as a constellation of two identical polar orbiting satellites, separated by 180º, for the provision of long-term operational marine and land monitoring services. The operational character of this mission implies a high level of availability of the data products and fast delivery time, which have been important design drivers for the mission. BROADER CONCEPT: Earth Observation Satellite ENTRY TERMS: SENTINEL-3 NOTE: A,B,C,D HOSTS: DORIS, GNSS, MWR, OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL URI: https://earth.esa.int/concept/sentinel-3);
  • 2018-11-05 07:50:49.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (SENTINEL-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,345357] - Sentinel 3A [5449d87b-5573-450f-8acb-2fdfeab3c8ce,368235]);
  • 2019-03-26 16:18:45.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (SENTINEL-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,345357] - SENTINEL-3B [41163801-6aac-43e5-aed7-9f52613a6a73,368597]);
  • 2020-10-05 15:30:00.0 [mmorahan] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Copernicus: Sentinel-3 language code: en);
  • 2021-01-13 16:23:52.0 [sritz] update PrefLabel (Sentinel-3);
  • 2021-11-18 12:42:13.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (Sentinel-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,826479] - Space-based Platforms [b39a69b4-c3b9-4a94-b296-bbbbe5e4c847,835875]);
  • 2021-11-18 13:00:39.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (Sentinel-3 [8a19f309-46ee-424b-be9f-e7e57e5b8ca0,826479] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,826121]);

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