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The mission

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is designed as a two-satellite constellation. Each satellite carries an advanced radar instrument to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. 

The launch

  • Date: Sentinel-1A - 03 April 2014 
              Sentinel-1B - 25 April 2016 
              Sentinel-1C - 5 December 2024 
              Sentinel-1D - 4 November 2025
  • Site: Kourou, French Guiana
  • Rocket: Sentinel-1A and -B on Soyuz 
                  Sentinel-1C on Vega-C 
                  Sentinel-1D on Ariane 6
Sentinel-1

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Copernicus Sentinel-1D team in Kourou
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Sentinel-1D preparations underway in Kourou

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Simulations ongoing for Sentinel-1D
Enabling & Support

“We know the drill”: Sentinel-1D begins streamlined simulat…

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Unloading Sentinel-1D
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Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign

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Harder Glacier, northern Greenland
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Greenland subglacial flood bursts through ice sheet surface

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Fire driving deforestation
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Satellite records expose fire driving Gran Chaco transforma…

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    Sentinel-1 images

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    Sagaing Division, Myanmar
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    Sentinel-1 videos

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    Sentinel-1 documents and publications

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