Vega-C | Sentinel-1C
Vega-C launched the Sentinel-1C mission for Arianespace from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on Dec 5, 2024 (UTC).
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-C | Sentinel-1C
Launched Dec 6, 2024 6:20:33 AMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
352° N
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 98.2°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
Sentinel-1C carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. It is a replacement satellite to complete the Sentinel-1 duo after Sentinel-1B suffered a technical anomaly.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Dec 6 · 6:20:33 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Vega-C
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana