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MSI (MultiSpectral Instrument)
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High-resolution multispectral pushbroom imager and sole payload of the Sentinel-2 satellite series. 13 discrete bands across visible to shortwave infrared, 10/20/60 m native GSD per band group. Not an imaging spectrometer.
MSI (MultiSpectral Instrument) is the passive optical pushbroom imager flown as the sole payload on Sentinel-2 satellites, with 13 discrete bands from the visible through shortwave infrared range.[1] Its band set spans approximately 443 nm to 2202 nm, with native ground sampling grouped at 10 m, 20 m, and 60 m depending on band.[2] The instrument provides a 290 km swath and 12-bit radiometric quantization for Sentinel-2 land imaging workflows.[1] Sentinel-2C took over nominal Sentinel-2 imaging duty from Sentinel-2A on 21 January 2025, and Sentinel-2A then entered an extended campaign starting on 13 March 2025.[3][4]
| Methodology | Evidence class | Demonstrated via mission | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vegetation-index-mapping | demonstrated | sentinel-2a | [1] |
Pricing not publicly listed by operator
Supply chain position
- Vegetation index mapping
- Optical sun-glint surface imagingvia Sentinel-2A
Sentinel-2 MSI has published sun-glitter demonstrations for coastal wave and current mapping.
None on record.
- [1]S2 Mission (Copernicus SentiWiki)agency doc2026-05-25
- [2]Transfer of Duty from Sentinel-2A to Sentinel-2C on 21 January 2025agency doc2026-05-25
- [3]Sentinel-2A Extended Campaign Starting March 13, 2025agency doc2026-05-25
- [4]NASA ARSET Advanced Agriculture Remote Sensing Part 2agency doc2026-05-25
How to cite this page
Plain text
MSI (MultiSpectral Instrument). EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-25. https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/msi (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:products:sensor:msi,
title = {MSI (MultiSpectral Instrument)},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
year = {2026},
note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-25. CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/msi}
}