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# EU and ESA approve one year extension of Sentinel-2A satellite
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-06-eu-esa-sentinel-2a-extension/
- Published: 2025-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:00:18.000Z
- Description: The European Commission and ESA approved a one year extension of Sentinel-2A operations, moving the satellite 36 degrees from Sentinel-2B via an orbital manoeuvre planned for January to March 2025, keeping Copernicus data continuous.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission (DG Defence Industry and Space), 6 February 2025](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/sentinel-2a-extending-operations-meet-user-needs-2025-02-06%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not commit funding for any extension of the satellite beyond the stated one year period.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)