Launch Vega-C / Sentinel-3C & Fluorescence Explorer

Name: Launch Vega-C / Sentinel-3C & Fluorescence Explorer
Start: 2026-09-01T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-09-01T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, ~5°N, French Guiana

Sep 1

Launch to SSO for 3rd satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation for optical, radar and altimetry data and for Fluorescence Explorer (“FLEX”) of ESA Earth Explorer program to map vegetation fluorescence as a way to quantify photosynthetic activity.