Petition to keep Sentinel-2A Operational

For Aquatic Remote Sensing Community Awareness

Sentinel-2C satellite was recently launched to replace the older Sentinel-2A.  The Copernicus program intends to cease Sentinel-2A operations when Sentinel-2C becomes operational for cost reasons. However, having three operational satellites instead of two would increase revisit and largely improve the quality of the generated maps and products, and the reliability of operational services based on Sentinel-2 data.