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Sentinel-1C
European radar imaging satellite. Sentinel-1C was launched on December 5, 2024 aboard a Vega C from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2024-235ANORAD 62261European Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Sentinel-1C
- International designator
- 2024-235A
- NORAD catalog number
- 62261
- GCAT identifier
- S62261
Mission
- Mission type
- Radar imaging
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Sentinel
- Owner
- Copernicus
- Country
- European Union
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- PRIMA
Launch
- Date
- December 5, 2024 · 21:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 2024-235Success
- Rocket
- Vega C
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ZLV
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 696 km
- Apogee
- 697 km
- Inclination
- 98.19°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Dec 5, 2024
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 Q130475553 (CC0).