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Sentinel-1A
European radar imaging satellite. Sentinel-1A was launched on April 3, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2014-016ANORAD 39634European Space Agency
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Sentinel-1A
- International designator
- 2014-016A
- NORAD catalog number
- 39634
- GCAT identifier
- S39634
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/733
Mission
- Mission type
- Radar imaging
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Sentinel
- Owner
- ESA
- Country
- European Space Agency
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- PRIMA
Launch
- Date
- April 3, 2014 · 21:02 UTC
- Launch record
- 2014-016Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-ST-A
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELS
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 686 km
- Apogee
- 689 km
- Inclination
- 98.17°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jun 29, 2026
- End of operations
- Jun 29, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 2,157 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,027 kg
- Length
- 3.4 m
- Diameter
- 1.60 m
- Span
- 21.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16054810 (CC0).