08/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Commission, and Arianespace have signed a launch contract for the third satellite in the Sentinel-1 mission, the Sentinel-1C satellite, under the framework of the EU’s Copernicus observation programme. The launch, which uses the new Vega-C light launcher, is scheduled for the first half of 2023 from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Prior to Sentinel-1C, the...