Sentinel-2 Night-Time Acquisitions
type: Dataset
keyword: Copernicus
keyword: ESA
keyword: EU
keyword: Global
keyword: Imagery
keyword: MSI
keyword: Night-time
keyword: Satellite
keyword: Sentinel
keyword: Sentinel-2
keyword: INS-VIC
keyword: INS-RAW
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  bbox: POLYGON((-155 -15,-155 61,141 61,141 -15,-155 -15))
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description: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission was conceived as a daytime-only imaging mission, focusing on land and coastal waters with high spatial resolution across visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectral bands. As part of Sentinel-2 Next Generation mission preparation, ESA is investigating the potential for night-time acquisitions, focusing on specific regions and limited revisit scenarios. To assess this capability, an experimental night imaging campaign was conducted in December 2025 over two orbital cycles. The campaign targeted selected regions identified from user requests and mission analysis, including oil and gas facilities, urban and industrial areas, and maritime zones. More information: https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/news/2026-6-3-copernicus-sentinel-2-night-time-campaign-dataset
qualified attribution: Attribution
  agent: Organization
    has name: ESA
    has URL: https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-2
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
  end date: 2025-12-22T23:59:59.999Z
license: other