BackForward Satellite: Sentinel-1D 

Satellite details
Acronym Sentinel-1D
Full name Sentinel-1D
Satellite Description
  • 4th 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 ≥2023 EOL ≥2030
Last update: 2019-10-27
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-1D

Acronym Full name
SAR-C Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band)
Show instrument status and calibration
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