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Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:02:27
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:28
SES
- T+00:04:32
Stage 3 Separation
- T+00:04:39
Stage 3 Ignition
- T+00:04:44
Fairing Separation
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- T+00:07:11
Kick Stage Separation
- T+00:08:23
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+00:17:06
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+00:55:29
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+00:58:30
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+01:00:50
Payload Separation
- T+01:46:19
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+01:46:49
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+01:54:32
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+01:54:58
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+01:56:03
Payload Separation
- T+02:23:32
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+02:24:58
Kick Stage Cut-off