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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: Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana
  • Rocket: Sentinel-1A and -B on Soyuz 
                  Sentinel-1C on Vega-C 
                  Sentinel-1D on Ariane 6
Sentinel-1
Riding Soyuz
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Hitching a ride with Sentinel-1B

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Sentinel-1B arrives in Cayenne
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Preparing for more radar vision

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Landslides threaten transport networks
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Keeping transport systems on track

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Sentinel-1A and Canadian Ice Service chart Davis Strait
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Canada breaks the ice with Sentinel-1 data

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Deal sealed for new Sentinel-1 satellites

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Ice sheet in motion
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International effort reveals Greenland ice loss

13/11/2015 12696 views 133 likes
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Ban Ki-moon and Volker Liebig
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My Planet from Space exhibition draws special visitor

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Chasing glacier retreat
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Chasing ice

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Danube River
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Sentinels catch traffic jam

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Danube Delta interferogram
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Wetland management on the radar

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Comparing surface deformation data
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Sentinel-1 brings radar remote sensing to new level

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Nepal earthquake
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Nepal earthquake on the radar

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Sentinel-1
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Happy birthday, Sentinel-1A

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Campi Flegrei monitored by Sentinel-1
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Slight surface movements on the radar

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London, UK
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UK joins Sentinel Collaborative Ground Segment

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Paris, France
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France guaranteed access to Sentinel data

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European Data Relay System confirms services for Copernicus…

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36 years of radar vision

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Austfonna ice loss
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Satellites catch Austfonna shedding ice

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Matteo Miceli
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Satellites guide sailor from treacherous waters

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Sentinel-1 maps Fogo eruption
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Fogo volcano on Sentinel’s radar

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Laser link offers high-speed delivery

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Signing the Agreement
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Copernicus operations secured until 2021

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Monitoring ice drift
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Copernicus Sentinel-1: making our seas safer

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Handing over Sentinel-1A
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First Copernicus satellite now operational

06/10/2014 9844 views 84 likes
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Sentinel toolbox
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New toolboxes make using Sentinel data easy

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Sentinel-1 maps earthquake
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Radar vision maps Napa Valley earthquake

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New views from Sentinel-1A
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Sentinel-1 poised to monitor motion

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Doubling radar vision of Earth

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Poyang lake
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Ten year-old Dragon gains new strength

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Flood map
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Sentinel-1 aids Balkan flood relief

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Namibia flood mapped by Sentinel-1A
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Sentinel-1 aids response to Namibia flood

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Ice chart
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Experts demonstrate versatility of Sentinel-1

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Brussels as the first image from Sentinel-1A
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First radar vision for Copernicus

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Sentinel-1 radar modes
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Testing Sentinel’s radar vision

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Sentinel-1 performs opening dance routine

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Sentinel-1A liftoff
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Europe lofts first Copernicus environmental satellite

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Soyuz VS07 raised into vertical position
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Sentinel-1 ready for launch

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Soyuz VS07 transfer from MIK to launch zone
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Dress rehearsal final step prepares for Sentinel-1

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Sentinel-1A encapsulation
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Last look at Sentinel-1

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Fully loaded
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Sentinel-1 fuelled and ready

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Main control room
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Sentinel-1 controllers ready for hectic first days

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Petermann on the move
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Prepping for radar vision

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Sentinel-1 arrival
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First Copernicus satellite at launch site

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Sentinel-1 spreads its wings

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Gearing up for a new era in Earth observation

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Sentinel-1
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Checking in on Sentinel-1A

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Winner of the Sentinel-1 competition
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Sentinel-1 competition: and the winner is …

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Arctic ice
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Oil and gas sector gears up for Sentinels

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Satellites to serve

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