ArianespaceVega-CAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sentinel-1C
Launched
December 5, 2024 · 21:20 UTC
Image: ESA - S. Corvaja
Summary
Sentinel-1C launched on an Arianespace Vega-C from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 5, 2024 at 21:20 UTC. It was Arianespace's 317th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,828th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Vega-C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 703 × 704 km orbit inclined 98.2°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- Vehicle
- Vega-C · ArianespaceCopernicus
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for ESA
- Milestone
- 3rd Vega-C flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 317th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,828th orbital launch attempt239th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sentinel-1C · NORAD 62261 · 2024-235 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-235A
- Epoch
- 2024-12-05 23:22:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.58973033 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000286
- Inclination
- 98.1935°
- Ascending node
- 345.2508°
- Arg. of perigee
- 328.3971°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.2753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Flight timeline
- T−0Ignition
- T+4SLiftoff
- T+2M22SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M22SSES
- T+4M32SStage 3 Separation
- T+4M39SStage 3 Ignition
- T+5M4SFairing Separation
- T+7M8SStage 3 Separation
- T+8M16SKick Stage Ignition
- T+16M45SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+56M10SKick Stage Burn
- T+1H40M28SKick Stage Burn
- T+1H43M50SPayload Separation
- T+1H50M53SKick Stage Burn
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Sentinel-1C · NORAD 62261 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sentinel-1C carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. It is a replacement satellite to complete the Sentinel-1 duo after Sentinel-1B suffered a technical anomaly.
News
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
51st launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 323rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 5, 6:20 PM GMT-3, in twilight
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 12/5/2024 · source
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
LL2 · 12/5/2024 · source
Delayed by a day due to a mechanical issue preventing the withdrawal of the mobile gantry
Nosu · 12/4/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/30/2024 · source
Rescheduled for December 4.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/28/2024 · source
Delayed due to launch vehicle problem, new date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/27/2024 · source
NET December 3.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/10/2024 · source
NET Late November.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/18/2024 · source
NET November 15
Nosu · 1/11/2024 · source
Questions
When did Sentinel-1C launch?
Sentinel-1C launched on December 5, 2024 at 21:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Sentinel-1C?
Coverage: Flight VV25 – Sentinel-1C | Vega C Launch I Arianespace; Vol VV25 – Sentinel-1C | Lancement Vega C I Arianespace; Volo VV25 – Sentinel-1C | Lanciatore Vega C I Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Sentinel-1C?
Vega-C, flown by Arianespace. Vega-C spec sheet
Where did Sentinel-1C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Dec 5, 6:20 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Sentinel-1C reach?
It reached a 703 × 704 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did Sentinel-1C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Sentinel-1C part of?
Copernicus. About Copernicus