Here Sentinel-2B is being prepared for testing in the Large Space Simulator at ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands. The 15 m-diameter simulator mimics the cold and heat of space. Next year, Sentinel-2B will join its identical twin, Sentinel-2A, in orbit around Earth to provide multispectral imagery for a multitude of applications, from monitoring the health of the world’s vegetation to mapping regions struck by natural disaster. See http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/07/Sentinel-2B_in_vacuum_chamber
