Launch Date
April 3, 2014
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A
NORAD ID
39634
International Designator
2014-016A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:18:39 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.18°
Right Ascension
192.59°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
84.59°
Period
98.68 min
Mean Motion
14.59 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
SENTINEL-1A
Alternative Name
Sentinel-1A
Type
Status
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39634U 14016A 26185.30462434 .00000242 00000-0 60997-4 0 9998
2 39634 98.1775 192.5874 0001379 84.5884 275.5473 14.59200764652517
Source: Celestrak
Length
3.42
Diameter
1.6
Span
21.04
Dry Mass
2027
Launch Mass
2157
Shape
Box + 4 pan
Radar Cross Section
4.9676
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Sentinel-1A
Purpose
Earth observation (Radar)
Mission
Earth observation (Radar)
Manufacturer
THALES
Life Expectancy
7.25 years
Bus
Prisma
Configuration
Prima Bus
Motor
AOCS
Equipment
C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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