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** [[Sentinel-1C]] satellite was launched on 5 December 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Double win for Europe: Sentinel-1C and Vega-C take to the skies |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Double_win_for_Europe_Sentinel-1C_and_Vega-C_take_to_the_skies |website=www.esa.int |access-date=6 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Sentinel-2]] provides high-resolution optical imaging for land services (e.g. imagery of vegetation, soil and water cover, inland waterways and coastal areas).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Copernicus: Sentinel-2 |url=https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/copernicus-sentinel-2 |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=www.eoportal.org |language=en}}</ref> Sentinel-2 will also provide information for emergency services. All satellites launched aboard [[Vega (rocket)|Vega]] rockets from [[Guiana Space Centre|Centre Spatial Guyanais]].

** [[Sentinel-2A]], successfully launched on 23 June 2015.<ref name="prelaunch-2A">{{cite news|url=httphttps://spaceref.com/earth/earth-observation-satellite-sentinel-2a-ready-to-launch.html/|title=Earth Observation Satellite Sentinel-2A Ready to Launch|work=European Space Agency|publisher=SpaceRef|date=9 June 2016|access-date=2015-06-10}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

** [[Sentinel-2B]] launched on 7 March 2017.

** [[Sentinel-2C]] launched on 5 September 2024 (UTC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Sentinel-2C_joins_the_Copernicus_family_in_orbit |website=www.esa.int |access-date=6 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>