Sentinel-1B

Sentinel-1B

Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	ESA
Website	Sentinel-1 (ESA)
Mission duration	7 years (minimum)[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Sentinel-1
Bus	PRIMA[2]
Manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space Airbus Defence and Space[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	2016-04-25 21:02 UTC [3]
Rocket	Soyuz-STA/Fregat-M[4]
Launch site	Kourou ELS[4]

Sentinel-1B is a European radar imaging satellite launched on 2016-04-25. It is the second of two satellites in the Sentinel-1 constellation, part of the European Union's Copernicus programme on Earth observation. The satellite carries a C-SAR sensor, capable of providing high-resolution imagery regardless of weather conditions.

Satellite made its first observation on 28 April, capturing 250 km wide image of Austfonna glacier on Svalbard.^[5]

See also

• 2016 in spaceflight

References

1. "Facts and figures / Sentinel-1". ESA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. "Thales Alenia Space flies high at the Space Symposium". Thales Group. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
3. "Sentinel-1B liftoff delayed another 24 hours". ESA. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
4. "Sentinel 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
5. "Sentinel-1B delivers". ESA. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.