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Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Vega-C | SBG-TIR

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What this is

Avio S.p.A is launching a rocket called Vega-C from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. It is for Italian Space Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This path flies over Earth in the same kind of sunlight every day, which is what picture-taking satellites like.

Avio S.p.A is flying a Vega-C from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Mission: SBG-TIR. The Surface Biology and Geology - Thermal Infrared (SBG-TIR) Earth Observation mission aims to provide radiometric and multispectral measurements of terrestrial and aquatic emissions for climate, ecological, and geological analyses, and to support practical applications such as food security and water management. The thermal infrared (TIR) radiometer is provided by NASA, while the VIS-NIR camera is provided by ASI. Their combination ensures high-quality observations, enabling the investigation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, monitoring of water resources, and phenomena related to high temperatures such as wildfires and volcanic eruptions. Planned orbit: . Status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. The published time can still slip. Rockets wait for weather, boats, and the range.

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From here

Too far to see

You will not see this rocket from Centennial, Colorado. It is about 4,009 miles east. The broadcast is the view.

That is too far for the flame and, for almost every launch, too far for the high-altitude plume. Dim the lights and watch together anyway. The clock is still loose, so daylight is a guess.

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Who is on this flight

Every company we can name, in plain words, plus a careers page when we have a real one.

Careers links are public pages we know. If we do not have one, we do not invent it.

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Only what the listing says

Questions stay with this launch. If a model key is configured on the server, the answer is cached. Without a key, the reply is taken straight from the record.

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So the slip still finds you

A single launch can be saved now. The subscribe feed, on the launches page, is the one that moves when a rocket slips. Calendar alarms do not know about bedtime quiet hours.