Europe launches two climate observation satellites
- Two satellites designed to enhance the monitoring of extreme weather events linked to climate change have been successfully sent into orbit by the European Space Agency (ESA).
- The Vega-C rocket carrying the Sentinel-3C and Flex satellites lifted off from the Kourou space center in French Guiana at 10:21 p.m.
- Monday (0121 GMT Tuesday), with the two spacecraft entering sun-synchronous orbit within two hours of lift-off.
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- Two satellites designed to enhance the monitoring of extreme weather events linked to climate change have been successfully sent into orbit by the European Space Agency (ESA).
- The Vega-C rocket carrying the Sentinel-3C and Flex satellites lifted off from the Kourou space center in French Guiana at 10:21 p.m.
- Monday (0121 GMT Tuesday), with the two spacecraft entering sun-synchronous orbit within two hours of lift-off.
Sources: DW