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Vega-C Successfully Deploys Sentinel-3C and FLEX for Climate Monitoring

Europe's Vega-C rocket launched two Earth observation satellites, Sentinel-3C and FLEX, from Kourou on 15 September 2026, placing them in sun-synchronous orbit. The mission enhances EU climate monitoring capabilities, including vegetation fluorescence measurement. This is a routine but notable success for the Vega-C program, which had prior failures.

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Mosaic Score2.1
Confidence0.9
Significance0.1
Source credibility0.3

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#space#satellite#climate#vega-c#esa#earth-observation

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Kourou Space CentreFrench Guiana

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