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From launch to images the roadmap to Sentinel-1C operations - Sentinel Success Stories
From launch to images: the roadmap to Sentinel-1C operations
From launch to images: the roadmap to Sentinel-1C operations
Sentinel-1C is the latest addition to the Copernicus Sentinels family. Launched in December 2024, the new satellite has now been successfully onboarded into ESA’s Operational Framework.
Much like its sibling Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1C is equipped with a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument. This technology enables the satellite to deliver high-resolution imagery day and night, in all weather conditions.
Ground Segment teams must configure existing services and develop, evolve and integrate all necessary elements. This approach optimises the time and cost of preparing new satellites for entry into operations.
The smooth planning of the Sentinel-1C satellite observations, followed by rapid end-to-end ground operations, ensured the availability of high quality images in the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem during the commissioning phase.
The smooth planning of the Sentinel-1C satellite observations, followed by rapid end-to-end ground operations, ensured the availability of high quality images in the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem during the commissioning phase.
These products will also enable the new satellite to join its sibling in re-establishing a 6-day orbit time for the constellation in routine operations.
The first images from Sentinel-1C provide a glimpse of the mission's capabilities and highlight the outstanding efforts of all the teams involved, including the ground ones, over the past few years.
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