SENTINEL-1D

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SENTINEL-1D at a glance.

Uptime

28

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SENTINEL-1D.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SENTINEL-1D

International designator: 2025-251A

Object number (NORAD): 66315

Object ID (CCSDS): 66315

Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.636 minutes

Inclination: 98.1925 deg

SMA: 7071.604 km

Apoapsis: 695.265 km

Periapsis: 691.673 km

RAAN: 340.9287 deg

Eccentricy: 0.000254

Argument of periapsis: 157.3618 deg

Mean anomaly: 202.7695 deg

Mean motion: 14.59909281 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000242 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000060223 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 1, 2025, 11:16 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 1, 2025, 6:06 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SENTINEL-1D

TLE line 1: 1 66315U 25251A 25335.75418414 .00000242 00000-0 60223-4 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 66315 98.1925 340.9287 0002540 157.3618 202.7695 14.59909281 3936

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SENTINEL-1D.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Sentinel-1D carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface as part of the Sentinel-1 constellation.

SENTINEL-1D was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D’, on board a Ariane 62 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 4, 2025, 9:02 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 4.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D
Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D

Agency: European Space Agency

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 4, 2025, 9:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 62

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 4

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
Sentinel-1D delivers first images: from Antarctica to Bremen

The first high-resolution images have been received from Copernicus Sentinel-1D and were shared publicly for the first time at the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council, held today in Bremen, Germany. Glaciers in Antarctica, the tip of South America...

News about space launch
View from above: Ariane 6 for Sentinel-1D on the launch pad

From the ESA Blogs.

News about space launch
Copernicus Sentinel-1D journey to space

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (18:02 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.


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