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MSIMultiSpectral Instrument

Sentinel-2A

Instrument IDMSI_S2A
satellite platform

Summary ​

MSI_S2A (MultiSpectral Instrument) is an operational multispectral instrument operated by ESA, Copernicus on Sentinel-2A. It is associated with a satellite platform and has public data availability.

Quick Facts

Instrument idMSI_S2A
NameMultiSpectral Instrument
AcronymMSI
Typemultispectral
Platform typesatellite
PlatformSentinel-2A
OperatorESA, Copernicus
Start date2015-06-23
Statusoperational
Availabilitypublic

Spectral Characteristics

Total bands13
Wavelength range442.7-2202.4 nm
Bandwidth range14-179 nm
Ground sampling distance10-60 m
Spectral response functionAvailableDownload CSV

Imaging

No imaging-specific metadata is available for this instrument.

Explore it with xeo ​

python
import xeo

instrument = xeo.instruments.MSI_S2A

# Extract metadata
metadata = {
    "id": instrument.id,
    "name": instrument.name,
    "acronym": instrument.acronym,
    "type": instrument.type,
    "platform_type": instrument.platform_type,
    "platform": instrument.platform,
    "operator": instrument.operator,
    "start_date": instrument.start_date,
    "end_date": instrument.end_date,
    "status": instrument.status,
    "availability": instrument.availability,
}

# Get the bands as a pandas DataFrame (returns None if it is not available)
instrument.bands()

# Get the Spectral Response Function as a pandas DataFrame (returns None if it is not available)
instrument.srf()

# Check the available extensions
print(instrument.extension_names)
for name, extension in instrument.extensions.items():
    print(name, "->", list(extension))

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