BackForward Satellite: Sentinel-1A 

Satellite details
Acronym Sentinel-1A
Full name Sentinel-1A
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • 1st flight unit of the Sentinel-1 programme, providing SAR observation.
  • Main mission: all-weather ocean and land high resolution multi-purpose observation.
Mass at launch 2300 kg Dry mass 2146 kg
Power 4800 W
Data access link https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-1/data-products
Data access information
  • Data available from centres of the Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
  • Real-time availability possible at appointed X-band stations.
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 693 km
ECT 06:00 desc

 

Space agency ESA , EC
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 03 Apr 2014 EOL ≥2024
Last update: 2023-12-21
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Sentinel-1A

Acronym Full name
SAR-C Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band)
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Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Earth observation MW frequencies
Service Sensing mode Frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation Comments
SAR-C active 5.405 GHz 100 MHz - C-band SAR