Sentinel-2C sealed in the Vega rocket fairing

Published on August 23, 2024
Sentinel-2C being encapsulated in the Vega fairing

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.

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