#Copernicus#Sentinel 1A has concluded its operations, closing a remarkable chapter for @ESA_EO and operations teams at @esa's #ESOC.
Now, the mission’s legacy continues with Sentinel 1C and 1D.
So long, Sentinel-1A – and thanks for all the fish! 🐠
🎥 ESA/ATG medialab
A recent Long March 12 launch used a new high energy Kerosene which increases specific impulse by about 2.5%. The Soviet Union developed something similar they named 'Syntin'.
The fuel uses cyclopropane rings where the molecule is twisted tight, like a spring, this means extra energy contained in the same mass of fuel.