Europe launches two Earth-observation satellites amidst a busy week for China
- On Monday, Sept. 14, an Avio-operated Vega C rocket launched from French Guiana, successfully deploying two European Space Agency Earth-observation satellites, FLEX and Sentinel-3C, at an altitude of about 509 miles.
- FLEX, the 875-pound satellite, will monitor vegetation fluorescence to aid agricultural management, while the 2,520-pound Sentinel-3C joins the Copernicus Earth-observation program for climate monitoring.
- Marking the second launch managed by Italian company Avio, the 115-foot-tall Vega C has completed seven flights since its July 2022 debut, with six successes.
- European success arrives amid a busy week for global space activity, with Chinese firms Landspace and Orienspace scheduling launches of the ZhuQue-2E Block 2 and Gravity 1 rockets.
- Global launch operations continue through Wednesday, with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation preparing a Long March 12 rocket and Roscosmos scheduling the Progress MS-35 cargo mission to the International Space Station.
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