Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the Copernicus Sentinel-1D media event at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Journalists wishing to participate to the launch media programme, detailed below, are asked to submit their application via ESA's media accreditation page as soon as possible and no later than Thursday 25 September 2025, at 17:00 CEST.
ESA and its partners are planning a wide range of media activities ahead of, and for, the launch of Sentinel-1D on Ariane 6, flight VA265, expected to take place no earlier than beginning of November 2025, including online pre-launch media briefings.
This call for interest only relates to those activities taking place at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, to ensure that media accreditation is completed in time for the visits, and to establish a reserve list for the programmes in the event of cancellations.
Programme
Date TBC, no earlier than beginning of November 2025.
Arrival in French Guiana is planned the day before launch and return the day after.
This two-day programme will allow journalists to conduct interviews with the teams responsible for the launch (including those working on Ariane 6, launch operations and the Sentinel-1D mission) and VIP guests on launch day and the following day.
It will also take into consideration a potential launch delay of up to one day.
Journalists will be able to report live from Kourou. More details on the date and time of the launch will be provided at a later stage.
