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Sentinel-3B

ESA Earth observation satellite
Thing Sentinel 3 Q52196628

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
Sentinel-3
Follows
Sentinel-3A[3]
Followed by
Sentinel-3C[4]
Part of
Sentinel programme, Copernicus Programme[6][7]
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space[5]
Mass
+1200[16]
Operator
European Space Agency[2]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[9]
Service life
+7[17]
Significant event
rocket launch[13]
Space launch vehicle
Rokot[8]
Space tug
Briz-KM[14]
Spacecraft bus
PRIMA[12]
Start point
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133[15]
Type of orbit
Sun-synchronous orbit[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
April 25, 2018[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sentinel-3B
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Maquette Sentinel 3 DSC 0047.JPG ↗
COSPAR ID
2018-039A
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11hdhyxphr
NSSDCA ID
2018-039A
SCN
43437
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Satellite", "43437"]

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🔗 Connections
Part of 2
Copernicus Programme, Sentinel programme
Belongs to 1
Sentinel-3
Follows 1
Sentinel-3A
Instance of 1
Sentinel-3
Manufacturer 1
Thales Alenia Space
Operator 1
European Space Agency
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Preceded by (successor) 1
Sentinel-3A
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Rokot
Space tug 1
Briz-KM
Spacecraft bus 1
PRIMA
Type of orbit 1
Sun-synchronous orbit
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Summary

Sentinel-3B is a Sentinel-3[1].

Body

Use and Application

Part of include Sentinel programme[6], a satellite program[18] and Copernicus Programme[7], an EU program[19], founded in 1998[20].

Related Entities

Briz-KM PRIMA Rokot Sentinel-3 Sentinel-3A Sentinel programme

References

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · ~2026-50691-17 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Powered by → spacecraft solar array
    Operator → European Space Agency
    SCN → 43437
    Manufacturer → Thales Alenia Space
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Followed by: Sentinel-3C"
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