Vega-C: Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.
Mission Data
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Vega-C
Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitable liquid-propellant engine and a payload fairing. Vega-C's P120C first stage replaces Vega’s smaller P80 to provide a significant increase in thrust at liftoff. It is also used as boosters (2 or 4) for the Ariane 6 rocket.
Launch updates
Both satellites successfully deployed and signals acquired from both.
Liftoff.
Official Webcast by Avio SpA has started
GO for launch on September 15 UTC.
Source ↗NET September 11
Source ↗NET September 9.
Source ↗NET September 1st, together with FLEX.
Source ↗NET October 2026
Source ↗NET September 2026. (see 02:17:55 mark)
NET June 2026
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Launch Site
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.