Sentinel-1C

Sentinel-1C is a European radar imaging Earth observation satellite launched on 5 December, 2024 by Vega C.^[1][2][3][4] It is the third satellite in the Sentinel-1 constellation, part of the European Union's Copernicus programme.^[5][6][7][8] The satellite is equipped with a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument, capable of providing high-resolution imagery regardless of weather conditions.^[9]

Sentinel-1C

Model of a Sentinel-1 satellite (with radar antenna missing)
Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	ESA
COSPAR ID	2024-235A
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Sentinel-1
Start of mission
Launch date	05 December 2024, 21:20 (2024-12-05UTC21:20)
Rocket	Vega C (VV25)
Sentinel-1 ← Sentinel-1B Sentinel-1D → Sentinel ← Sentinel-2C Sentinel-4A →

Timeline

Development contract signed with Thales Alenia Space of Italy in December 2015.^[10] Launch was scheduled for April 2023^[11][12][13] but was delayed due to a launch failure of Vega-C in December 2022.^[14] It was launched on 5 December 2024.^[15]

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions