Watch: FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch on Vega-C
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ESA's FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites are set to launch together on a Vega-C rocket, mission VV30, from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 15 September at 03:21 CEST. Sentinel-3C extends the Sentinel-3 constellation's optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services, while FLEX, part of ESA's Earth Explorer program, will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.
The European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite are scheduled to launch together aboard a Vega-C rocket on 15 September at 03:21 CEST (14 September at 22:21 local time). Watch the VV30 launch live from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with coverage starting at 02:50 CEST.
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