European visible/infrared band earth observing satellite. The visible camera had a 10 metre resolution and a 290 km swath. Sun synchronous orbit; 1030 GMT local time of the descending node.
Status: Operational 2015. First Launch: 2015-06-23. Last Launch: 2015-06-23. Number: 1 .
Built under a EUR 195 million ESA contract as part of the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security system.