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Did Vega-C flight VV30, launched from French Guiana on September 15, 2026 at 03:21 UTC, successfully place both ESA's FLEX satellite and Copernicus Sentinel-3C into orbit?
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- www.esa.int, centre spatial guyanais (cnes), https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/index.php/en/succes-vv30, centre spatial guyanais (cnes), ‘vega-c successfully launches sentinel-3c and flex satellites’, https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/index.php/en/succes-vv30, centre spatial guyanais/cnes, ‘vega-c successfully launches sentinel-3c and flex satellites’ (15 september 2026): https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/succes-vv30, centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr, cnes official release https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes (states that vv30 successfully placed sentinel-3c and flex in orbit); corroborated by esa official release https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_und_sentinel-3c_gestartet, cnes, https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes, cnes, https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes; esa, https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lifts_off_with_flex_and_sentinel-3c, cnes, vv30: https://cnes.fr/evenements/vv30-lancement-de-vega-c-satellites-sentinel-3c-flex ; esa, vega-c lifts off with flex and sentinel-3c: https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lifts_off_with_flex_and_sentinel-3c, cnes, ‘lancement réussi pour vega-c, sentinel-3c et flex mis en orbite avec succès’ (https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes), cnes.fr, esa (esa.int) - 'vega-c flight vv30 with flex and sentinel-3c' reports vega-c lifted off from french guiana on 15 september 2026 at 03:21 utc, and both copernicus sentinel-3c and esa's flex earth explorer were successfully released into their sun-synchronous orbit (~820 km, 98.6° inclination) using the vespa dual-payload adapter., esa (esa.int) launch highlights for vega-c vv30 / flex and sentinel-3c, corroborated by nasaspaceflight.com's vv30 launch article, esa (esa.int) vv30 launch coverage and nasaspaceflight.com report confirm vega-c flight vv30 launched from kourou, french guiana on 15 september 2026 at 03:21 utc (per avio: 01:21 utc / 03:21 cest), successfully performing a dual-payload mission that released both copernicus sentinel-3c and esa's flex satellite into their planned sun-synchronous orbit (~820 km, 98.6° inclination) after a 116-minute mission timeline., esa (esa.int) — 'flex and sentinel-3c launch highlights' / esa multimedia vega-c vv30 coverage; corroborated by nasaspaceflight.com launch report and avio press release, esa (esa.int) — 'vega-c lofts flex and sentinel-3c into orbit' and 'vega-c takes flex and sentinel-3c into orbit', https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lofts_flex_and_sentinel-3c_into_orbit, esa (esa.int): 'flex and sentinel-3c launched' (https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched) and 'flex e sentinel-3c lanciati con successo' (https://www.esa.int/space_in_member_states/italy/flex_e_sentinel-3c_lanciati_con_successo), esa (european space agency) official launch reporting, https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/videos/2026/09/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launch_highlights and https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_flight_vv30_with_flex_and_sentinel-3c, esa (european space agency) official site, esa.int — 'vega-c flight vv30 with flex and sentinel-3c' mission/launch coverage confirming successful separation and orbit injection of both satellites, esa (european space agency) official site, https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lofts_flex_and_sentinel-3c_into_orbit, esa (european space agency), esa.int — official mission pages/press materials on 'vega-c flight vv30 with flex and sentinel-3c' (september 2026), corroborated by avio's press release 'avio to launch copernicus sentinel-3c and flex satellites ... on vega c' and nasaspaceflight.com's launch coverage., esa - "vega-c lofts flex and sentinel-3c into orbit" (https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lofts_flex_and_sentinel-3c_into_orbit) — states flight vv30 lifted off on 15 september at 03:21 utc and that esa's flex earth explorer satellite and the copernicus sentinel-3c satellite were launched together aboard the vega-c rocket from french guiana and successfully reached their designated sun-synchronous orbit (~810 km, 98.6° inclination)., esa - flex and sentinel-3c launched (https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched), esa - flex and sentinel-3c launched, https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched, esa - vega-c lofts flex and sentinel-3c into orbit (https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lofts_flex_and_sentinel-3c_into_orbit), esa official mission page: 'flex and sentinel-3c launched' (https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched), confirming vega-c vv30 lifted off from kourou, french guiana on 15 september 2026 at 03:21 utc, with sentinel-3c separating at t+1:00:49 and flex separating at t+1:56:03; esa's european space operations centre received first signals from both satellites confirming successful deployment and contact with ground control., esa official multimedia/press pages (esa.int), reporting vega-c flight vv30 lifted off 15 september 2026 at 03:21 utc from the guiana space centre and successfully placed both copernicus sentinel-3c and flex into their sun-synchronous orbit (~820 km, 98.6° inclination) after a first-ever vega-c dual launch using the vespa adapter, esa official press release/page: "flex and sentinel-3c launched" (https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched), esa official site: https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched, esa, flex e sentinel-3c lanciati con successo, september 15, 2026: https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_e_sentinel-3c_lanciati_con_successo ; cnes, lancement réussi pour vega-c, sentinel-3c et flex mis en orbite avec succès: https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes, esa, https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lifts_off_with_flex_and_sentinel-3c ; cnes, https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes, esa, https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lifts_off_with_flex_and_sentinel-3c; centre spatial guyanais (cnes), https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/succes-vv30, esa, https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/vega-c_lifts_off_with_flex_and_sentinel-3c; cnes, https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes, esa, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched, esa, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; centre spatial guyanais (cnes), https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.fr/en/succes-vv30, esa, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; centre spatial guyanais, https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/succes-vv30, esa, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; cnes, https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes, esa, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_und_sentinel-3c_gestartet; space.com, https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/vega-rocket-launch-europe-flex-sentinel-3c-earth-observation-satellites, esa, n° 50–2026: flex and sentinel-3c launched (https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched); cnes, lancement réussi pour vega-c, sentinel-3c et flex mis en orbite avec succès (https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes), european space agency (esa), flex and sentinel-3c launched: https://www.esa.int/applications/observing_the_earth/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; centre spatial guyanais, vega-c successfully launches sentinel-3c and flex satellites: https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/succes-vv30, european space agency (esa), https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; centre national d'études spatiales (cnes), https://cnes.fr/communiques/lancement-reussi-vega-c-sentinel-3c-flex-mis-orbite-succes, european space agency (esa), https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; centre spatial guyanais/cnes, https://visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en/succes-vv30, european space agency (esa), n° 50–2026: lancement de flex et sentinel-3c, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/lancement_de_flex_et_sentinel-3c, european space agency (esa), ‘flex and sentinel-3c launched’ (15 september 2026), https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched, european space agency (esa), ‘flex and sentinel-3c launched’, 15 september 2026, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched, european space agency, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched, european space agency, https://www.esa.int/newsroom/press_releases/flex_and_sentinel-3c_launched; space.com, https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/vega-rocket-launch-europe-flex-sentinel-3c-earth-observation-satellites, visite.centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr
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#341trueESA (esa.int) - 'Vega-C flight VV30 with FLEX and Sentinel-3C' reports Vega-C lifted off from French Guiana on 15 September 2026 at 03:21 UTC, and both Copernicus Sentinel-3C and ESA's FLEX Earth Explorer were successfully released into their sun-synchronous orbit (~820 km, 98.6° inclination) using the Vespa dual-payload adapter.
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#684trueESA (esa.int) VV30 launch coverage and NASASpaceFlight.com report confirm Vega-C flight VV30 launched from Kourou, French Guiana on 15 September 2026 at 03:21 UTC (per Avio: 01:21 UTC / 03:21 CEST), successfully performing a dual-payload mission that released both Copernicus Sentinel-3C and ESA's FLEX satellite into their planned Sun-Synchronous Orbit (~820 km, 98.6° inclination) after a 116-minute mission timeline.
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