Impact of a space debris particle on the solar panel of the Sentinel 1-A Earth observation satellite
Impact of a space debris particle on the solar panel of the Sentinel 1-A Earth observation satellite
On 23 August 2016, an approximately five-millimetre particle of space debris left a 40-centimetre depression in one of the two solar panels of the European Sentinel 1-A Earth observation satellite. This weakened the performance of the solar generator. The picture shows the solar panel before (left) and after the impact.
