Scheduled

Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX

Avio S.p.A · Vega-C

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

The mission

Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.

Vehicle and site

Rocket

Vega-C

Family

Vega

Mission

Sentinel-3C & FLEX

Mission type

Earth Science

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Coordinates

5.2360°, -52.7750°

Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitable liquid-propellant engine and a payload fairing. Vega-C's P120C first stage replaces Vega’s smaller P80 to provide a significant increase in thrust at liftoff. It is also used as boosters (2 or 4) for the Ariane 6 rocket.

Avio S.p.A

Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites.

Launches to date

1

Successful

1

Failed

0

Consecutive successes

1

Schedule from Launch Library 2, rebuilt hourly. Dates slip: a time given to the minute is a target, not a promise, and this page reflects the schedule as it stood at the last build. All upcoming launches.