Sentinel 1A – Spaceflight Now

January 18, 2022

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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.