Sentinel-3C & FLEX

Mission (Public Record)

NET

Sep 15, 2026, 01:21 AM UTC

Window

01:21 AM – 01:21 AM

Target Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Vehicle

Vega-C

Provider

Avio S.p.A

Site

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Type

Earth Science

Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.

SOURCE: The Space Devs LL2

Program

Copernicus

Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme coordinated and managed for the European Commission by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU Member States. It aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity. Providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security.

Agencies: European Space Agency, European Union Agency for the Space Programme

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