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End of Sentinel-1D LEOP
Friday, 7th of November Less than three days after the launch, the Sentinel-1D LEOP is finished! End of LEOP was officially declared on 7th November at 07:30 UTC with the successful completion of all planned LEOP operations. The spacecraft was left in a fully nominal state, in Standby Mission Mode (SMM) with the Attitude and Orbit Control System in…
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Tuesday, 4th of November The launch of Sentinel-1D was covered from the operations point of view by several teams in different locations: the launch control centre at CSG (Jupiter 2), the equipment check-out room at CSG (LBC) and the Flight Operations Control Centre in Darmstadt, Germany (ESOC). We also had part of the team and…
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Tuesday, 4th of November Our Sentinel-1D satellite was successfully launched into space! The lift off happened on Tuesday 4th of November 2025, at 18:02:17 local time in Kourou. This corresponds to 21:02:17 UTC, 22:02:17 Amsterdam time. It was a beautiful day, and there are great pictures taken of the Ariane 6 lift off at CSG,…
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Sentinel-1D Launching Today!
Tuesday, 4th of November Today is the Launch Day and we are ready for it! This is not a live streaming, but things are moving on… Below the pictures of mobile gantry removal. The Ariane 6 launcher is now visible under a blue sky. We hope this beautiful weather remains with us till the launch!…
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Sentinel-1D Launch Team pictures
Thursday, 30th of October On Thursday 30th of October, we had the last session of family pictures. This time it was with the spacecraft teams (ESA, Thales Alenia Space Italy) and launcher teams (Arianespace, ArianeGroup). The pictures were taken in the staircase at the entrance of the Launch Centre (CDL, “Centre De Lancement”). Just the…
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Thursday, 29th of October On Thursday 29th of October, the Sentinel-1D spacecraft was transferred from the Encapsulation Facility Ariane to the Launch Pad. The spacecraft is now at the Ariane 6 Launch Pad! Spacecraft Integration on Upper Composite TRailer at EFA On Wednesday, the Upper Composite (consisting on the Spacecraft + Launcher Vehicle Adapter +…
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Monday, 27th of October Last Monday we had the opportunity to sign the Ariane 6 fairing logo. Prior to the launch, it is customary for the team to sign the Payload Fairing and include a personal message to the spacecraft, symbolising goodwill and future success, and/or a message to family and friends, who are loved…
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Friday, 24th of October On Friday 24th of October, the Sentinel-1D spacecraft got integrated into the Ariane 6 fairing at the Encapsulation Facility Ariane (EFA). This was the last time we saw the spacecraft on ground! Following a final inspection of the Launch Vehicle Adapter, one half of the fairing approached first to the spacecraft…
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CARBET BBQ
Saturday, 25th of October On the 25th of October the launch campaign team in Kourou took time to relax and have a BBQ at the Carbet next to the Kourou River. After a fabulous BBQ there was time for swimming and kayaking in the river Ana proving that she can relax with Maria and Francois…
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Tuesday 28th of October On Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th October the Sentinel-1D Team in ESOC underwent the Final Simulations prior to the launch, These simulations step through the nominal timeline and are crucial to prepare the teams for the real Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) which is hopefully only just over a week…
