Posted on April 25, 2016 by Honora
It has been four difficult days due to three launch aborts: two delays due to bad weather conditions and one because of an anomaly on the Soyuz rocket. Finally Sentinel-1B has been placed into orbit. After months...
Posted on April 25, 2016 by Daniel
Our colleagues at Arianespace have just posted an update confirming that the launch countdown for Soyuz VS14 is back on for tonight.
Posted on April 25, 2016 by Honora
The technical anomaly with the launch that halted liftoff yesterday has been resolved. The aim is to launch today, 25 April at 23:02 CEST (21:02 GMT). The launch will be streamed live from Europe’s Spaceport in French...
Posted on April 24, 2016 by Daniel
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...
Posted on April 24, 2016 by Daniel
Just a few minutes ago, and following a GREEN weather report from Kourou, teams from Arianespace and CNES began fuelling the Soyuz rocket that will loft Sentinel-1B into orbit this evening. Arianespace have just issued this note:...
Posted on April 22, 2016 by Honora
Video showing the final steps before Sentinel-1B was rolled out to the launch pad. The Soyuz rocket also carries three CubeSats developed by teams of university students through the ESA’s Eductation ‘Fly Your Satellite!’ programme.
Posted on April 20, 2016 by Honora
The Sentinel-1 Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS) team had a pre-launch meeting at ESA’s centre for Earth observation (ESRIN) on 15 April. During the briefing, each team member confirmed the status of their specific system or area...
Posted on April 20, 2016 by Honora
Yesterday, the team witnessed the roll out of the Soyuz launcher to the launch pad at Europe’s spaceport here in Kourou, French Guiana. It was an early start. Operations began with moving the mobile gantry away from...
Posted on April 17, 2016 by Honora
Last Friday, we had to say good-bye to our satellites as they were sealed from view within the Soyuz rocket fairing. The encapsulation process followed another critical milestone, that of mating the Sentinel-1B to the Fregat upper...
Posted on April 13, 2016 by Honora
The Soyuz rocket that is being used to launch Sentinel-1B will also carry other missions into orbit. Three CubeSats are taking advantage of the lift into space. These small satellites, each measuring just 10×10×10 cm, have been...
Posted on April 12, 2016 by Kelsea
Following the successful completion of the fuelling operation, the team continued with the next hazardous step: pressurizing the fuel tanks. This last step was completed and on Friday the spacecraft mated with the PAF, the interface adapter...
Posted on April 8, 2016 by Honora
Video about how Sentinel-1B will join its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, in orbit on 22 April.