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Sentinel-1B

European radar imaging satellite. Sentinel-1B was launched on April 25, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-025ANORAD 41456European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Sentinel-1B
International designator
2016-025A
NORAD catalog number
41456
GCAT identifier
S41456
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/819

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Sentinel
Owner
Copernicus
Country
European Union
Builder
Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus)
PRIMA

Launch

Date
April 25, 2016 · 21:02 UTC
Launch record
2016-025Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
694 km
Apogee
700 km
Inclination
98.19°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
Dec 23, 2021

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 Q23818223 (CC0).