• Sentinel-1 is a space mission funded by the European Union and carried out by the ESA within the Copernicus Programme, consisting of a constellation of two satellites.
• The payload of Sentinel-1 is a Synthetic Aperture Radar in C band that provides continuous imagery (day, night and all weather).

A summary of applications are:

• Monitoring sea ice zones and the Arctic environment, and surveillance of marine environment.
• Monitoring land surface motion risks
• Mapping of land surfaces: forest, water and soil
• Mapping in support of humanitarian aid in crisis situations