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April 07, 2014

Sentinel-1 performs opening dance routine
Paris (ESA) Apr 07, 2014
Following its launch yesterday, Sentinel-1A has performed a carefully choreographed 10-hour dance routine to open its large radar antenna and solar wings. During the launch, the 12 m-long radar and two 10 m-long solar wings were folded up to fit into the protective Soyuz rocket fairing. After being lofted to 693 km above Earth and released into orbit, the satellite gently 'tumbled' to stabilise before embarking on its elaborate dance routine. The solar wings and radar opened together i ... read more

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