Sentinel-1B launch from Kourou

Date

Mon, Apr 25 2016 5:40 PM — Mon, Apr 25 2016 10:30 PM

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Following an anomaly observed during the countdown for the launch of Soyuz flight VS14 carrying Sentinel-1B, the countdown was halted. The launch vehicle and satellites have been switched into a completely safe standby mode. The new launch date will be communicated after the anomaly has been analysed. LAUNCH DATE TBD

Live from Europe ’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana: follow the launch of Sentinel-1B. Webcast 25 April. Three ESA-sponsored CubeSats and the CNES Microscope satellite are also being launched on the same Soyuz rocket.

   European Space Agency

Sentinel-1B ready for orbit

After Sentinel-1A, last 3 April 2014, Sentinel 1B will be launched next 22 April on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The Sentinels, a new fleet of ESA satellites, are poised to deliver the wealth of data and imagery that are central to Europe’s Copernicus programme. By offering a set of key information services for a broad range of applications, this global monitoring programme makes a step change in the way we manage our environment, understand and tackle the effects of climate change, and safeguard everyday lives. The first in the series, Sentinel-1 carries an advanced radar instrument to provide an all-weather, day and night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. Sentinel-1 is the result of close collaboration between the ESA, the European Commission, industry, service providers and data users. Designed and built by a consortium of around 60 companies les by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space, it is an outstanding example of Europe’s technological excellence

http://livestream.com/ESA/Sentinel1BLaunch