Copernicus Sentinel-1D Launches Into Orbit - French Guiana

Copernicus Sentinel-1D Launches Into Orbit - French Guiana

Handout photo dated on November 4, 2025 shows Copernicus Sentinel-1D was successfully launched on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was released into orbit 34 minutes after launch, and the first signal was received at 23:22 CET by the Troll ground station in Antarctica. At the heart of Copernicus Sentinel-1 is the C-SAR (C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) instrument, operating at 5.405 GHz. It provides high-resolution imaging of the Earth's surface regardless of weather conditions, day or night. The radar supports four operational modes: Strip Map (5 × 5 m resolution, 80 km swath), Interferometric Wide Swath (5 × 20 m resolution, 250 km swath), Extra Wide Swath (20 × 40 m resolution, 400 km swath), and Wave mode for ocean monitoring. A key feature of Sentinel-1D, also present on Sentinel-1C, is the integration of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which enables detection and tracking of ship signals in c

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

Radar facility to track space debris opens in Okayama Pref.

Radar facility to track space debris opens in Okayama Pref.

OKAYAMA, Japan - The Kamisaibara Space Guard Center, which is the world's first radar station dedicated only to the observation of space debris, opens in the village of Kamisaibara, Okayama Prefecture, on April 6. The facility is capable of detecting an object 1 meter in diameter from 600 kilometers away and tracking up to 10 pieces of space debris simultaneously.

Honda releases new Accord

Honda releases new Accord

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yoshino poses beside a new Accord sedan at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10. The car features assisted driving functions that help keep the vehicle in its lane on freeways and an appropriate distance away from other cars. In the first remodeling of the Accord sedan and station wagon in five years, the added Honda Intelligent Driver Support System reduces the control burden on drivers via a C-MOS camera and front-mounted radar that monitors vehicles ahead, the carmaker said.

Chinese scientific expedition team returns safely to Mount Qomolangma base camp

STORY: Chinese scientific expedition team returns safely to Mount Qomolangma base camp DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese scientific expedition team returning from summit STORYLINE: A Chinese scientific expedition team returned safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on Thursday, after reaching the summit of the world's highest peak. All 13 members of the expedition team are in good physical condition. On Wednesday, the team established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, making it the world's highest station of its kind. At the summit, they measured the thickness of the ice and snow using high-accuracy radar for the first time, and collected samples for further research. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mount Qomolangma Base CAMP, China. (XHTV)

Radar facility to track space debris opens in Okayama Pref.

Radar facility to track space debris opens in Okayama Pref.

OKAYAMA, Japan - The Kamisaibara Space Guard Center, which is the world's first radar station dedicated only to the observation of space debris, opens in the village of Kamisaibara, Okayama Prefecture, on April 6. The facility is capable of detecting an object 1 meter in diameter from 600 kilometers away and tracking up to 10 pieces of space debris simultaneously. (Kyodo)

Honda releases new Accord

Honda releases new Accord

TOKYO, Oct. 10 Kyodo - Honda Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yoshino poses beside a new Accord sedan at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10. The car features assisted driving functions that help keep the vehicle in its lane on freeways and an appropriate distance away from other cars. In the first remodeling of the Accord sedan and station wagon in five years, the added Honda Intelligent Driver Support System reduces the control burden on drivers via a C-MOS camera and front-mounted radar that monitors vehicles ahead, the carmaker said. (Kyodo)