Sentinel-1D Launch to Secure Continuity of Europe’s Earth Observation Services

2025 is another milestone year for the EU Space Programme. Following the successful expansion of Copernicus with the launches of Sentinel-5A and Sentinel-4A earlier in the year, on 4 November 2025, Sentinel-1D lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ensuring the continuity of services on which a wide range of end users rely worldwide.

Full article at source: European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch highlights

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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (18:02 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)

Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch coverage

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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:03 CET (18:03 local time) on board an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 

Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)

Sentinel-1D is launched on Ariane 6

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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:03 CET (18:03 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)

ESA and AfSA join forces for systems engineering training

From 7 to 10 October 2025, Europe and Africa took another important step toward deepening their cooperation in space.

Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)

🌎 The image of the month: Neuquén seen by SAOCOM 1 🛰️ The SAOCOM 1 Earth observation satellites of the CONAE show you the…

🌎 The image of the month: Neuquén seen by SAOCOM 1🛰️ The CONAE’s SAOCOM 1 Earth observation satellites show you the Patagonian steppe and the Cerros Colorados hydroelectric complex, in the province of Neuquén.📡

 

The original article is published in Spanish.

Full article at source: Argentina National Space Activities Commission (CONAE)

Ready to launch your career? ESA Student Internships 2026 are now open!

Space is within reach! The European Space Agency is inviting students to apply for its 2026 Student Internship Programme.

Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)

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