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Arianespace Schedules Final Vega Launch

Sentinel Copernicus satellite
Credit: Airbus, European Space Agency and EU
European launch services provider Arianespace aims to launch the Sentinel-2C Copernicus satellite on Sept. 3 in what would be the final mission for a Vega rocket before the shift to the more capable Vega C. The launch is planned for 10:50 p.m. local time at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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