The event will celebrate the Italian National Space Day (Giornata nazionale dello spazio), remembering the launch of the first Italian satellite, the San Marco 1 in December 1964. The Sentinel-1D satellite, part of the European Copernicus program, was successfully launched on 4 November 2025, completing the Sentinel-1 family. Italy plays a major role in the Copernicus program. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the entire series of Sentinel-1 satellites, on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). Leonardo contributed with numerous sensors and instruments including Autonomous Star Trackers for attitude control and power units. Data will be received and processed, among others, by the Matera Space Centre in Italy, operated by e-GEOS.
Sentinel-1D is equipped with a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of imaging the Earth’s surface day and night, in all weather conditions, with a resolution of up to 5 m and a swath width of 400 km. Its strategic data allows environmental monitoring, emergency management, and climate change research. The satellite will also strengthen maritime monitoring and security capabilities.
During this hybrid event in Jakarta, we will host online presentations from Italy, together with presentations in person of Indonesian researchers using Sentinel satellite data in Indonesia.
RSVP: The attendance is free.
Please give a kind confirmation by registering at this link:
https://bit.ly/ITASpaceDay2025Jakarta
Date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Time: 13:00 – 17:30 (Jakarta Time)
Language: English
Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura,
Jl. HOS. Cokroaminoto No.117, RT.7/RW.4, Menteng,
Kec. Menteng, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10310
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