Mission type Earth observation SATCAT no. 41456 Spacecraft type Sentinel-1 Operator European Space Agency | COSPAR ID 2016-025A Website Sentinel-1 (ESA) Launch date 22 April 2016 | |
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Mission duration Planned: 7 years
Elapsed: 11 months, 3 days Manufacturers Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space Similar Sentinel‑1A, Sentinel‑3A, Sentinel‑2A, Sentinel‑5 Precursor, e‑st@r‑II | ||
Sentinel 1b services tracking sea ice
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.
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Satellite made its first observation on 28 April, capturing 250 km wide image of Austfonna glacier on Svalbard.
Sentinel 1b ready for orbit
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