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Sentinel-5 Precursor

Artificial satellite
Sentinel-5 Precursor is an Earth observation satellite developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme to close the gap in continuity of observations between Envisat and Sentinel-5. It was launched in October 2017, and has a design life of 7... Wikipedia
Launch date: October 13, 2017 at 5:27 AM EDT
Orbit height: 512 mi
Launch site: Kosmodrom Plesetsk
Cost: 45.5 million EUR (2008)
Applications: Atmospheric composition, air pollution, ozone layer monitoring
Bus: Astrobus-L 250 M
Design life: 7 years