Sentinel-1B
Sentinel-1B is a European radar imaging satellite launched on 25 April 2016. It is the second of two satellites in the Sentinel-1 constellation, part of the European Union's Copernicus programme on Earth observation. The satellite carries a C-SAR sensor, capable of providing high-resolution imagery regardless of weather conditions.
Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | ESA |
COSPAR ID | 2016-025A |
SATCAT no. | 41456 |
Website | Sentinel-1 (ESA) |
Mission duration | Planned: 7 years[1] Elapsed: 4 years, 8 months, 27 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Sentinel-1 |
Bus | Prima[2] |
Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space Airbus Defence and Space[1] |
Launch mass | 2,164 kg (4,771 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 April 2016, 21:02 UTC[3] |
Rocket | Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M[4] |
Launch site | Kourou ELS[4] |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Satellite made its first observation on 28 April, capturing 250 km wide image of Austfonna glacier on Svalbard.[5]
See also
References
- "Facts and figures / Sentinel-1". ESA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Thales Alenia Space flies high at the Space Symposium". Thales Group. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Sentinel-1B liftoff delayed another 24 hours". ESA. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Sentinel 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Sentinel-1B delivers". ESA. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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