Sentinel-1C

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Sentinel-1C
Sentinel 1-IMG 5874-gradient.jpg
Model of a Sentinel-1 satellite
(with radar antenna missing)
Mission type Earth observation
Operator ESA
COSPAR ID 2024-235A
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Sentinel-1
Start of mission
Launch date05 December 2024, 21:20 (2024-12-05UTC21:20)
Rocket Vega C (VV25)

Sentinel-1C is a European radar imaging Earth observation satellite launched on 5 December, 2024 by Vega C. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is the third satellite in the Sentinel-1 constellation, part of the European Union's Copernicus programme. [5] [6] [7] [8] The satellite is equipped with a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument, capable of providing high-resolution imagery regardless of weather conditions. [9]

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Timeline

Development contract signed with Thales Alenia Space of Italy in December 2015. [10] Launch was scheduled for April 2023 [11] [12] [13] but was delayed due to a launch failure of Vega-C in December 2022. [14] It was launched on 5 December 2024. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite successfully launched | Thales Alenia Space". www.thalesaleniaspace.com. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Waving goodbye to 2024 with another successful Copernicus Launch: Sentinel-1C now in orbit". defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Arianespace successfully launches Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite for European Union's Copernicus program". Arianespace. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  4. ↑ Joundy, Zacharie (2024-12-06). "Vega-C sends Sentinel-1C into orbit on return to flight - France Science" (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Sentinel-1C demonstrates power to map land deformation". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Sentinel 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  7. ↑ "Sentinel-1C secures the future of radar data". land.copernicus.eu. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  8. ↑ "WMO OSCAR Satellite: Sentinel-1C". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  9. ↑ "Sentinel-1C Proves Capability to Monitor Land Deformation with Precision". Space Daily. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  10. ↑ "Thales Alenia Inks Deal To Build 2 More Sentinel Satellites for ESA".
  11. ↑ Vega C Selected to Launch the European Sentinel 1C Satellite
  12. ↑ "Oppdraget over for radarsatellitten Sentinel-1B" [Mission over for the Sentinel-1B radar satellite]. Norwegian Space Agency (in Norwegian). 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Decolla la space economy italiana" [Take off of the Italian space economy] (in Italian). Airpress. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Carbon component blamed for Vega rocket loss". BBC News. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Foust, Jeff (12 January 2024). "Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9". SpaceNews. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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