Finally lifting off on its fourth launch attempt, a Russian-built Soyuz rocket successfully carried Europe’s Sentinel-1B satellite into orbit on Monday ahead of a four-hour secondary mission to deliver the French MicroSCOPE satellite and three University CubeSats.
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The launch of Europe’s Sentinel-1B satellite atop a Russian Soyuz rocket was scrubbed on Sunday in the last hour of the countdown due to a technical issue with the 46-meter tall rocket.
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The launch of Europe’s Sentinel-1B satellite atop a Russian-built Soyuz rocket was delayed on Friday due to poor weather at the ELS Launch Site of the Guiana Space Center.
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A Soyuz rocket stands tall at its equatorial launch site in French Guiana for liftoff on Friday with the Sentinel-1B radar satellite to join Europe’s Copernicus satellite constellation dedicated to Earth observation.
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Europe’s newly launched Sentinel-3A satellite snapped its first images of Earth, delivering a taste of what can be expected from the most comprehensive Sentinel satellite launched so far.
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Europe’s latest addition to the Copernicus Earth Observation Satellite Constellation is taking its first steps in orbit after receiving a smooth ride on Tuesday atop a Russian booster.
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A Russian Rockot Booster lifts off from an above-ground launch container at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 to lift Europe’s Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite to orbit
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A Russian Rockot Booster lifts off from an above-ground launch container at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 to lift Europe’s Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite to orbit,
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A Rockot launch vehicle rumbled into the night sky over Russia on Tuesday, lifting into orbit Europe’s Sentinel-3A satellite, joining the Copernicus Earth Observation Program as the constellation’s most heavily instrumented satellite launched to date.
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Europe’s Copernicus Earth Observation Satellite Constellation is looking forward to its next addition on Tuesday when the program’s most comprehensive satellite to date rumbles into orbit atop a converted Soviet-era ballistic missile.
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The year 2015 saw 87 orbital launch attempts from spaceports across the globe – 84 missions reached orbit in a year that saw 82 successful orbital launches. Here are photos of all of 2015’s space launches.
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The year 2015 saw a total of 87 known orbital launch attempts operated by seven nations from space ports in eight countries.
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For Sentinel-2A Launch Updates, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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The newly launched Sentinel-1A satellite has returned the first images acquired with its high-fidelity radar system. Sentinel-1A is making good progress in its commissioning phase that will prepare the satellite for regular acquisition of high-resolution and calibrated radar images for release through the European Commission’s Copernicus program.
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For Sentinel-1A Launch Updates, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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