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Vega C selected to launch Sentinel 1C satellite

Planned in the first half of 2023

The new European launcher Vega C, developed by Avio, has been selected by the European Commission and the European Space Agency to launch, in the first half of 2023, the Sentinel 1C satellite for Earth observation through synthetic aperture radar technology. The satellite, which will be positioned in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 690 kilometers, will be added to the already operational...

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Colleferro, Italy, 04/08/2022 09:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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