This time, all went according to plan, and the payload, Sentinel-1C, a radar satellite for ESA's Copernicus program, was placed into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 700 km.

As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on April 29, ESA has released its most extensive ...

Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ...

Most of the Sentinel satellites are designed and operated by ESA. The Copernicus instruments involved in atmospheric and climate measurements – specifically Sentinel-4 and 5 -- will be carried on ...

The Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B satellites, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), carry synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instruments operating in the C-band, the spectrum taking in ...

Since 2021 it has operated on behalf of ESA the Copernicus production service for ESA Sentinel-1B satellites and as preparation for the launch of the Sentinel-1C satellite. This operation involves ...

Europe’s Sentinel-3 satellite captured iceberg A23a near South Georgia, revealing its massive size, movement, and gradual ...

Those in the Northern Hemisphere tend to have better mapping and can be observed through satellite, like ESA's Sentinel 1. However, tropical forests are far more complex. "First of all ...

Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025), processed by DLR Microwave & Radar Institute/ESA Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following ...