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Avio completes second successful Vega C launch of 2026 with FLEX and Sentinel-3C

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Avio completes the second successful Vega C launch of 2026, deploying the European Space Agency’s FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C Earth-observation satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission places two science and environmental-monitoring spacecraft into orbit and demonstrates continued Vega C operations.

Discovered 2026-09-14T20:35:38.389490-07:00 | 2026-09-14T20:35:38.389490-07:00

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  • The successful mission provides another data point on Vega C’s operational reliability and Europe’s access to space, following its second successful flight of 2026.
  • FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C expand European Earth-observation and environmental-monitoring capabilities, supporting science and climate-related data needs.

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