After the final preflight briefing held at 12:00GMT today at ESOC, the Sentinel-1A Mission Control Team gathered with the extended ‘team of teams’ that support launches for the traditional team photo. During the briefing, each team presented the status of their specific systems or areas of responsibility and confirmed readiness for launch.

Sentinel-1A launch team at ESOC on L-1 day. Credit: ESA/J. Mai

Sentinel-1A launch team at ESOC on L-1 day. Credit: ESA/J. Mai

PS: Did you notice? Our super ESA Kids mascot, Paxi, is here at ESOC to help see Sentinel-1 into space!