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Sentinel-1C

SUCCESSEarth ScienceSSO
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 09:20 PM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Mission Overview

Sentinel-1C carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. It is a replacement satellite to complete the Sentinel-1 duo after Sentinel-1B suffered a technical anomaly.

Payloads
1
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Vega-C
Window
09:20 PM UTC – 09:20 PM UTC

Rocket

AR
Vega-C
Arianespace

Launch Site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Orbit

SSO·Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch Window

Opens09:20 PM UTC
Closes09:20 PM UTC

Launch Site Weather

25°CModerate rain
Wind9 km/h E
Humidity94%
Visibility10 km

Track

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