Sentinel 1 - Descending/Ascending

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#1

Hi,

Can anyone advise how I can ensure that the S1A imagery I have downloaded is descending?
I checked the descending box for a search of S1A GRD imagery for Southern England. Datasets for other dates for the same area of interest are usually timestamped to 6am, however for this image the time is 17:50.

#2

morning passes are descending, evening passes are ascending (over the UK, since UTC = GMT).
To be 100% elsewhere, you need to check the metadata before downloaidng

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