Splitter plates for the Sentinel-2 MSI instrument
The Sentinel-2 mission comprises a constellation of two polar-orbiting satellites placed in the same orbit, phased at 180° to each other. It aims at monitoring variability in land surface conditions will support monitoring of changes to vegetation within the growing season.
Sentinel-2 carries a MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) for which AMOS delivered several elements, amongst other the beam splitter plates.
Encapsulation de Sentinel 2B dans la coiffe de Vega (Copyright ESA)
“Sharp eyes on Earth” (Copyright ESA/ATG medialab)