Europe Preps Sentinel-1D Radar Sat Launch As Sentinel-1A Shows Age

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The VA265 mission carrying Sentinel-1D is scheduled to lift off on Nov. 4.

Credit: Arianespace
Europe is gearing up for the launch of its next C-band environmental monitoring satellite, with a growing sense of urgency to get Sentinel-1D operational as the Sentinel-1A spacecraft it will replace starts to show signs of aging. The C-band radar is due for launch on an Arianespace-operated Ariane...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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