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ArianespaceSoyuz STA FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sentinel-1A
Launched
April 3, 2014
Summary
Sentinel-1A launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STA Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 3, 2014. It was Arianespace's 220th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,365th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Soyuz STA Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Sentinel-1A, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 692 × 696 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Flight VS07 – Sentinel-1A | Soyuz Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- Décollage de Soyouz depuis SinnamaryCentre spatial guyanais
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STA Fregat · ArianespaceCopernicus
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Soyuz STA Fregat flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 220th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,365th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sentinel-1A · NORAD 39634 · 2014-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-016A
- Epoch
- 2014-04-03 22:58:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.61950092 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003139
- Inclination
- 98.1705°
- Ascending node
- 102.2093°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.4714°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.0511°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 8 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Sentinel-1A · NORAD 39634 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sentinel-1 is a C-band imaging radar mission to provide an all-weather day-and-night supply of imagery for Copernicus user services. The first Sentinel-1 satellite is scheduled to be launched on 3 April 2014 and will be followed by the second satellite a few years later.
News
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
7th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 1st this year · 235th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sentinel-1A launch?
Sentinel-1A launched on April 3, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sentinel-1A?
Coverage: Flight VS07 – Sentinel-1A | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace; Décollage de Soyouz depuis Sinnamary. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Sentinel-1A?
Soyuz STA Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STA Fregat spec sheet
Where did Sentinel-1A launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Sentinel-1A reach?
Sentinel-1A, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 692 × 696 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did Sentinel-1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Sentinel-1A part of?
Copernicus. About Copernicus