ESA PRE-LAUNCH MEDIA BRIEFING FOR LAUNCH OF SENTINEL-1C/VEGA-C RTF, Nov 27, 2024, online, 9:00 am ET (15:00 CET)

ESA will hold a pre-launch media briefing on November 27, 2024 at 15:00 Central European Time (9:00 am Eastern Standard Time) for the launch of Sentinel-1C on a Vega-C rocket, which is scheduled for December 3, 2024. This is the return-to-flight (RTF) mission for Vega-C, which failed on its second launch attempt almost exactly two years ago.

This briefing is in English and will be livestreamed on ESA’s website. Participants are:

• Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA
• Christoph Kautz, Director for Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation,  Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), European Commission
• Giampiero di Paolo, Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, Thales Alenia Space
• Stéphane Israël, CEO, Arianespace
• Giulio Ranzo, CEO, Avio
• Toni Tolker-Nielsen, Director of Space Transportation, ESA