After two years of absence, the small Italian rocket is due to take off on December 4 from Kourou, to deploy Sentinel 1C, an Earth observation satellite on behalf of the European Copernicus program.
Countdown started for Vega C. The new version of the small Italian rocket must return to service this Wednesday, December 4, almost two years after the failure of its first commercial flight at the end of 2022. The launcher must take off from the space center Guyanese (CSG) from Kourou at 6:20 p.m. (10:20 p.m. in France) with, on board, the Earth observation satellite, Sentinel 1C. The machine must be deployed in low orbit, 700 km from Earth, on behalf of the European Copernicus program, the first global infrastructure in this area.
Vega C has no right to fail. Just like its manufacturer, the Italian Avio. The success of the mission must indeed restore full sovereignty to Europe in terms of access to space. It is based on two pillars: Ariane 6 and Vega C. “ These two launchers are complementary. This return to service of Vega C, after the successful inaugural flight of Ariane 6 last July, constitutes an important event for the…
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