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Sentinel-2C Sealed in the Vega Rocket Fairing

Launch Planned for September 4

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Tom Patton
Aug 29, 2024
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As preparations continue to launch the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite on 4 September, the team at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, has bid farewell to their precious satellite as it was sealed from view within the Vega rocket fairing.

"Encapsulation is an important milestone and while we are extremely happy to have reached this point, it wa…

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