Vega-C flight VV30 successfully placed Copernicus Sentinel-3C and ESA's FLEX Earth Explorer into about 810 km sun-synchronous orbit from French Guiana. On Vega-C's first dual launch, the new Vespa adapter released Sentinel-3C first and FLEX about an hour later; both contacted ESOC. FLEX is ESA's first satellite built to measure plant fluorescence from space.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 8th
- of 8 Vega-C flights
- Date and time
- 15 September 2026, 01:21 UTC
- Rocket
- Vega-C
- Builder
- Avio
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2026-209
- Launches in 2026
- 219th of 243
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