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# Copernicus Sentinel-1D and Sentinel-5A deliver their first images
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-26-copernicus-sentinel1d-5a-first-images/
- Published: 2025-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:02:50.000Z
- Description: The European Commission said Copernicus Sentinel-1D, launched 4 November on Ariane 6, returned its first radar images, of northern Germany. Sentinel-5A, launched in August, began delivering ozone and formaldehyde atmospheric data.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission (DG DEFIS) press release, 26 November 2025](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/copernicus-sentinel-1d-and-sentinel-5a-provide-first-images-marking-important-advances-earth-and-2025-11-26%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This confirms initial calibration imagery, not that either satellite has reached full operational handover to Copernicus services.

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