After 12 years of providing free and open environmental data, Sentinel-1A has officially ended its mission.
It helped us track oil spills, glaciers, sea ice, floods, wildfires and supported emergency responses, and more.
But as one chapter closes, a much bigger one awaits:
👉 We've transitioned operations to Sentinel-1C and 1D
👉 With the newly launched Sentinel-4 and 5, we will soon expand our Copernicus programme.
The future or Earth observation is European ⬇️
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@EUCommission Does it get deorbited or moved to a graveyard orbit?
@elgregor Sentinel-1B was moved to a lower disposal orbit at an altitude of about 560 km. This is low enough for atmospheric drag to cause re-entry within 25 years. Sentinel-1A will likely follow the same disposal strategy.
