It was carrying Sentinel-2C, an Earth observation platform ... to refly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn drives down the cost of space access.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has bid a fond farewell to the Vega rocket with the successful launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-2C spacecraft.… Introduced in 2012, the Vega can hardly be called ...

A Long March 2C rocket carrying a satellite launches from ... the rocket's booster landing in a small village. China National Space Administration The satellite put into orbit Saturday is equipped ...

the Vega rocket's upper stage released Sentinel-2C into an on-target orbit. Then, Sentinel-2C radioed its status to ground controllers, confirming the satellite was healthy in space. The ...

The rocket sent into orbit the Space Variable Objects Monitor ... a state-owned contractor that developed the Long March 2C rocket. CNN has reached out to the CASC and the State Council ...

Sentinel-2C being ... litter from space a reality, a significant achievement considering how critical this issue has become.” Arianespace’s next-generation medium-lift Vega C rocket ...

Launched on 5 September 2024 on a Vega rocket from ... the European Space Agency (ESA) launched its newest Earth-observation satellite, known as Copernicus Sentinel-2C. Joining its siblings ...

June 22: the booster of a 🇨🇳 Long March 2C fell into a village ... Instead of launching their rockets from inland like China, NASA and the European Space Agency launch their rockets ...

A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 10:39 p.m. Eastern ... and achieving global coverage. U.S. Space Force space tracking cataloged the four satellites in roughly 515 by 535-kilometer sun ...

Although the impacts were relatively minor, the risk of occurrences like it continue to grow as both space and air traffic increase. And while the odds of an out-of-control rocket colliding with ...