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Artist’s impression of the Fregat separation
Artist’s impression of the Fregat separation.
The Sentinel-1B satellite will be launched in a Soyuz rocket on 22 April at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST).
Sentinel-1B will join its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, which was launched on 3rd April 2014.
By orbiting 180° apart, global coverage and data delivery are optimised for the Copernicus services.
The mission is being used for a multitude of applications to improve everyday life and understand our changing planet, from tracking land subsidence to monitoring ice in polar oceans.
Artist’s impression of the Soyuz Fregat fairing separation
Artist’s impression of the Soyuz Fregat fairing separation
Artist’s impression of Sentinel-1B
Artist’s impression of Sentinel-1B
