Sentinel-1A launch: full replay

Full replay of the launch coverage of the Sentinel-1A satellite, which lifted off on a Soyuz…

Sentinel-1A liftoff

Replay of the Sentinel-1A liftoff on a Soyuz launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at…

Sentinel-1 soundtrack

Sentinel-1A, the first satellite for Europe’s environmental monitoring Copernicus programme, is being launched from Europe’s Spaceport…

Mr René Oosterlinck and Mr Vittorio Prodi, MEP

Mr René Oosterlinck and Mr Vittorio Prodi, MEP, at the inauguration of the 'European cooperation in…

Loading ATV-5 cargo

ESA’s fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATVGeorges Lemaître,will deliver more than 2600 kg of dry…

Sentinel-1A encapsulation

Sentinel-1A being encapsulated within the half-shells of the Soyuz rocket fairing. Liftoff from Europe’s spaceport in…

Why we need radar satellites

The launch of the first Sentinel-1 satellite marks a new paradigm in Earth observation focusing on operational…

Soyuz VS07 upper composite mating

Soyuz VS07 upper composite, comprising the Fregat upper stage, payload and fairing, was transferred from the…

Soyuz VS07 raised into vertical position

Soyuz VS07 was transferred from the preparation building MIK to the Soyuz launch zone of the Europe’s…

Soyuz VS07 raised into vertical position

Soyuz VS07 was transferred from the preparation building MIK to the Soyuz launch zone of the Europe’s…