Europe Deploys Sentinel-2C Satellite In Final Vega Launch

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Credit: Arianespace
Europe has now retired its Vega light launcher after the final mission that lofted the Copernicus Sentinel-2C Earth-observation satellite into orbit. The mission, VV24, from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, took place on Sept. 4 at 10:50 p.m. local time, with launch service provider...
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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