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Sentinel-1D

European radar imaging satellite. Sentinel-1D was launched on November 4, 2025 aboard a Ariane 62 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-251ANORAD 66315European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Sentinel-1D
International designator
2025-251A
NORAD catalog number
66315
GCAT identifier
S66315

Mission

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

Launch

Date
November 4, 2025 · 21:02 UTC
Launch record
2025-251Success
Rocket
Ariane 62
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
693 km
Apogee
696 km
Inclination
98.19°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 4, 2025

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 Q136547585 (CC0).