On behalf of the European Commission, ESA has signed a contract with AriseSpace for providing the Ariane missile 6 To start Sentinel-1d satellite, the fourth subdivision of the COPERNICUS SENTINEL-1 Mission, planned for the second half this year.
Agreement, signed today at the Brussels 17th Space Conference , Provides launch of Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite on board a new European carrier rocket 6, known as aryne 62.
Launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite, scheduled for the end of this year. It will join the similar Sentinel-1C, which was launched last December. Sentinel-1D will replace the old Sentinel-1A satellite, which is in orbit already almost 11 years, which significantly exceeds the planned service life.
The Sentinel-1 mission, developed by ESA for the European Commission, based on a group of two identical satellites, що летять на одній орбіті, але на відстані 180° один від одного, щоб оптимізувати глобальне покриття та доставку даних для Copernicus.
Амбіційна місія Copernicus Sentinel-1, equipped with advanced radar technology to provide all-weather images of the Earth's surface, raised the bar for space radars.
Місія сприяє численним службам і програмам Copernicus, включаючи моніторинг арктичного морського льоду, відстеження айсбергів, звичайне картографування морського льоду та вимірювання швидкості руху льодовиків.
Він також відіграє важливу роль у морському спостереженні, наприклад у виявленні розливів нафти, vessel tracking for maritime safety and illegal fishing monitoring, etc. in addition, it is widely used to monitor soil deformation, caused by subsidence, earthquakes and volcanic activity, and also for forest mapping, water and soil resources. The mission is critical to supporting humanitarian aid and crisis response around the world.
Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-1D present new capabilities for detecting and monitoring maritime traffic with an integrated automatic identification system tool. This system consists of four on-board antennas and optimizes signal reception, transmitted by ships, which include important details, such as vessel identification, location and direction of passage, which ensures accurate tracking.