Sentinel-1A

European radar imaging satellite
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Sentinel-1A

Summary

Sentinel-1A is a Sentinel-1[1]. Sentinel-1A has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sentinel-1A's instance of is recorded as Sentinel-1[3].
  • Sentinel-1A is operated by European Space Agency[4].
  • Sentinel-1A was followed by Q23818223[5].
  • Sentinel-1A's manufacturer is recorded as Thales Alenia Space[6].
  • Sentinel-1A's manufacturer is recorded as Airbus Defence and Space[7].
  • Sentinel-1A is part of Sentinel programme[8].
  • Sentinel-1A is used for radar imaging[9].
  • Sentinel-1A's space launch vehicle is recorded as Soyuz-2.1a[10].
  • Sentinel-1A's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[11].
  • Sentinel-1A's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[12].
  • Sentinel-1A's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[13].
  • Sentinel-1A's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2014-04-03T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Sentinel-1A's spacecraft bus is recorded as PRIMA[15].
  • Sentinel-1A's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • Sentinel-1A's significant event is recorded as debris strike[17].
  • Sentinel-1A's launch contractor is recorded as Starsem[18].
  • Sentinel-1A's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0001252'}[19].
  • Sentinel-1A's space tug is recorded as Fregat-M[20].
  • Sentinel-1A's carries scientific instrument is recorded as synthetic aperture radar[21].
  • Sentinel-1A's start point is recorded as Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz[22].
  • Sentinel-1A's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+2.8'}[23].
  • Sentinel-1A's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+98.1805'}[24].
  • Sentinel-1A's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+4.0'}[25].
  • Sentinel-1A's width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}[26].
  • Sentinel-1A's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11570', 'amount': '+2280'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Sentinel-1A's instance of is recorded as Sentinel-1[3].

Use and Application

Sentinel-1A is used for radar imaging[9]. Sentinel-1A is part of Sentinel programme[8].

Why It Matters

Sentinel-1A has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q137682356. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . heavens-above.com. heavens-above.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . heavens-above.com. heavens-above.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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