Employees of European Space Agency (ESA) work in the project support room of the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
Employees of European Space Agency (ESA) work in the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
Deputy Spacecraft OPS Manager Thomas Ormston (C) works in the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
An employee of European Space Agency (ESA) works in the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
An European Space Agency (ESA) employee works in the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
An outside view of the European Space Operation Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
European Commission Director for Space policy, Satellite Navigation and EO Christoph Kautz visits the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
A General view of the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) prior to the launch of Sentinel-1D in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
Director for Space policy, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation of the European Commission Christoph Kautz speaks during the Launch Event of the Copernicus Sentiel-1D Launch Event at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The Sentinel-1D satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
Spectators watch the launch of the Ariane 6 rocket, which carries the Sentinel-1D satellite at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, 04 November 2025. The satellite is part of the Copernicus programme, the European Union’s flagship Earth observation initiative providing data for environmental monitoring, climate change research and disaster response.
