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Europe's troubled Vega-C rocket to launch after delays
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SpaceX satellite launch from Kennedy Space Center tops off three launches in 30 hours
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Space station trajectory data now available
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Radar mission takes to the skies
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Radar mission takes to the skies Relive Sentinel-1C on Vega-C launch
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The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December 2024 at 22:20 CET (18:20 local time).
Sentinel-1C extends the legacy of its predecessors, delivering high-resolution radar imagery to monitor Earth’s changing environment, supporting a diverse range of applications and advance scientific research. Additionally, Sentinel-1C introduces new capabilities for detecting and monitoring maritime traffic.
The launch also marks Vega-C’s ‘return to flight’, a key step in restoring Europe’s independent access to space. Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.
Week in images: 02-06 December 2024
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Week in images: 02-06 December 2024
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Iran launches heaviest space payload into orbit: media
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Iran successfully launched on Friday its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug, using a domestically developed satellite carrier, official media reported.
Weighing 300 kilogrammes (660 pounds), the payload consisted of the Fakhr-1 telecommunications satellite and the Saman-1 space tug, according to state television.
The Saman-1 is an "orbital transmission sys Earth from Space: First seasonal snow
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 21 November 2024 captures the first snow of the season over Denmark and southern Sweden. Vega-C takes Sentinel-1C into orbit
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Vega-C takes Sentinel-1C into orbit Approaching plasma dynamics with advanced data techniques
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Fusion energy is emerging as a critical component in achieving a carbon-neutral society by providing a sustainable source of electric power. At the National Institute for Fusion Science, researchers are advancing this effort through studies on magnetically confined plasma using the Large Helical Device (LHD). Unlike other gases, plasma exhibits low density, approximately one-millionth that of at