Payload (satellite)
SENTINEL-1A
SENTINEL-1A is a satellite launched 2014-04-03 by European Space Agency.
About
Sentinel-1 is the first of the Copernicus Programme satellite constellations for Earth observation operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). Data collected via the satellites are used e.g. for marine and land monitoring, emergency response to environmental disasters, and economic applications.
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Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID39634
International designator2014-016A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerEuropean Space Agency
Launch date2014-04-03
Launch siteKourou, French Guiana
Orbital period98.6 min
Inclination98.16°
Apogee695 km
Perigee693 km