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# Ariane 6 launches Copernicus Sentinel-1D radar satellite from French Guiana
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-04-ariane6-sentinel1d-launch/
- Published: 2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:07.000Z
- Description: Arianespace launched Ariane 6 from French Guiana on 4 November 2025, placing Copernicus Sentinel-1D into orbit. It will fly paired with Sentinel-1C, widening Europe's own radar earth observation coverage.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Space Agency, 4 November 2025](https://www.esa.int/ESA%5FMultimedia/Videos/2025/11/Sentinel-1D%5Fis%5Flaunched%5Fon%5FAriane%5F6?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish Ariane 6's wider launch cadence or commercial order book beyond this mission.

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