{"id":133896,"date":"2024-12-06T08:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T01:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133896"},"modified":"2024-12-06T08:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T01:16:18","slug":"europes-vega-c-rocket-launches-earth-observation-satellite-on-1st-liftoff-since-2022-failure-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133896","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s Vega-C rocket launches Earth-observation satellite on 1st liftoff since 2022 failure (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Europe&#8217;s Vega-C rocket returned to flight Thursday (Dec. 5) with a successful mission, two years after suffering a catastrophic failure.<\/p>\n<p>Vega-C, which is operated by the French company Arianespace, launched the Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth-observation <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/24839-satellites.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/24839-satellites.html\">satellite<\/a> on Thursday, lifting off from Kourou, French Guiana at 4:20 p.m. EST (2120 GMT; 6:20 p.m. local time).<\/p>\n<p>The mission was originally supposed to fly on Wednesday (Dec. 4), but a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Arianespace\/status\/1864392156766429611\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Arianespace\/status\/1864392156766429611\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">mechanical issue with the launch gantry<\/a> nixed that attempt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a white rocket launches into a cloudy sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Tzc2r7UqNpykWGrtoa2LyZ.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">An Arianespace Vega-C rocket launches the Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite from Kourou, French Guiana, on Dec. 5, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Arianespace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This was the third launch for the Vega-C, and its first since a failure in the vehicle&#8217;s second stage led to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/arianespace-vega-c-launch-failure-december-2022\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/arianespace-vega-c-launch-failure-december-2022\">complete loss of its last payload<\/a> in December 2022.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/arianespace-vega-c-launch-failure-december-2022\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/arianespace-vega-c-launch-failure-december-2022\"><strong>Europe&#8217;s Vega C rocket fails on 2nd-ever mission, 2 satellites lost<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s mission lofted Sentinel-1C, part of the European Union&#8217;s Copernicus Earth-observation program. The spacecraft is a replacement to complete a dual-satellite constellation with Sentinel-1A, following the unexpected failure of its partner satellite Sentinel-1B, which became inoperable after experiencing a technical fault in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Sentinel-1C headed into orbit on the opposite side of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\">Earth<\/a> from Sentinel-1A, to allow the pair a complete view of the planet for high-resolution imagery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-vmdmhfUZHyZ9USXEUngBx7\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-vmdmhfUZHyZ9USXEUngBx7 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vega-C is a four-stage <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/29295-rocket-history.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/29295-rocket-history.html\">rocket<\/a> that stands 115 feet (35 meters) tall. The first three of the launch vehicle&#8217;s stages are powered by solid-rocket propellant, with its fourth stage using a liquid propellant for precision orbital insertions.<\/p>\n<p>Vega-C&#8217;s first and second stage separations occurred on schedulde about 2.5 and 4.5 minutes after liftoff on Thursday, with its third stage following suit just after seven minutes into flight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:970px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a white rocket stands on the left, separated into four stages and the fairing at the top.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/isM9v5cWo9uMVZJFhGus64.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: European Space Agency)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rocket&#8217;s upper stage flew Sentinel-1C to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 435 miles (700 kilometers), deploying the satellite as planned about one hour and 44 minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is an important launch,&#8221; said Giulio Ranzo, CEO of the Italian aerospace company Avio, during a prelaunch media briefing, &#8220;very important, because we will lift a flagship European satellite of the Copernicus constellation with a flagship European launcher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Avio was contracted by the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22562-european-space-agency.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22562-european-space-agency.html\">European Space Agency<\/a> (ESA) as Vega-C&#8217;s primary designer. Vega-C&#8217;s return to flight follows the debut <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch\">launch of Europe&#8217;s larger Ariane 6 rocket<\/a> over the summer, ultimately filling the gap in launch vehicle needs for smaller payloads and lessening Europe&#8217;s reliance on other launch providers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very proud of having this capability made available, in particular to the European Commission, but in general, to all other government and non-government institutions within Europe and abroad,&#8221; Ranzo said.<\/p>\n<p>Sentinels-1A and C are equipped with C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instruments, which allow each to survey Earth for a variety of environmental observations. Sentinel-1C also features a new Automatic Identification System (AIS), for use by seafaring ships on Earth to avoid collisions when they are out of range of land-based radar systems.<\/p>\n<p>The total of data collected as a part of the Sentinel-1 program is extensive and ongoing, and stands to be greatly aided by the addition of Sentinel-1C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;150,000 products based on Sentinel-1 data are published and made available to users, and since the beginning of the operations of the Sentinel-1, we have generated over 30 petabytes of data and more than 14 million products were made available,&#8221; Christoph Kautz, the European Commission&#8217;s Director for satellite navigation and Earth observation for the Directorate-General for Defense Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), said during the recent prelaunch briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Vega-C&#8217;s two-year journey back to the launchpad <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/vega-c-failure-rocket-nozzle-flaw-investigation-report\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/vega-c-failure-rocket-nozzle-flaw-investigation-report\">required a design and manufacturing change<\/a> to the vehicle&#8217;s second-stage rocket engine nozzle. Now back in operation, Ranzo says the rocket has about 15 launches on its backlog to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The hiatus in Vega-C from the rocket launch arena hasn&#8217;t slowed ESA&#8217;s innovations toward improvement. The space agency has already begun designing an upgraded version of Vega-C, the Vega-E, based on a new liquid oxygen (LOX)-methane engine, the M-10, for its upper stage. The M-10 is also being developed by Avio, which plans to sign implementation contracts with ESA before the end of the year, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/europeanspaceflight.com\/esa-to-award-avio-new-vega-e-contract-before-the-end-of-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/europeanspaceflight.com\/esa-to-award-avio-new-vega-e-contract-before-the-end-of-2024\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">according to ESA&#8217;s Director of Space Transportation<\/a> Toni Tolker-Nielsen.<\/p>\n<p>Sentinel-1C&#8217;s partnership with its predecessor Sentinel-1A will be short-lived, as the constellation is receiving its own upgrades. The aging Sentinel-1A, which launched in 2014, is set to be replaced by Sentinel-1D next year, currently scheduled to launch in September.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note: <\/strong><\/em><em>This story was updated at 3:20 p.m. ET on Dec. 4 with news of the launch delay and the new target of Dec. 5. 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