Sentinel 1A – Spaceflight Now

December 9, 2022

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[ December 8, 2022 ] SpaceX delivers for rival OneWeb with sunset launch from Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ December 7, 2022 ] OneWeb readies for 15th launch, and first with SpaceX Falcon 9
[ December 5, 2022 ] Artemis 1 capsule beams back spectacular farewell views of the moon Artemis
[ December 5, 2022 ] Live coverage: Orion spacecraft completes return powered flyby of the moon Artemis
[ December 4, 2022 ] Chinese crew back on Earth after six months on Tiangong space station Mission Reports

Images from European satellite reveal possible impact with space junk

August 31, 2016

A minuscule particle of orbital debris or a pebble of space rock struck Europe’s Sentinel 1A radar imaging satellite Aug. 23, officials said Wednesday, leaving an imprint nearly twice the size of a basketball on one of the spacecraft’s solar panels.

Laser-equipped satellite to inaugurate European data relay system

January 28, 2016

The first node of a space-based European laser communications network will soar into orbit Friday aboard a commercial Eutelsat broadcasting spacecraft, setting the keystone for a satellite system to relay vast volumes of imagery at lightning fast speeds.