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Satellite:
Sentinel-1C
Satellite details
Acronym
Sentinel-1C
Full name
Sentinel-1C
Satellite Description
3rd 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
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
≥2022
EOL
≥2029
Last update:
2019-12-05
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-1C
Acronym
Full name
SAR-C
Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band)
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Sentinel-1C
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
SAR-C
active
5405 MHz
100000.0 kHz
-
A
C-band SAR