Mission VV25: The European Vega-C rocket, with significant Italian participation and led by the Italian company Avio, launched its Sentinel-1C payload into orbit: an Earth observation mission for the European Copernicus programme. Vega-C is an extremely versatile launcher in terms of reachable orbits, payloads, and the number and method of satellite release. The Sentinel-1C payload was launched into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 700 kilometres 1 hour and 43 minutes after liftoff. The first three solid-propellant stages propelled Vega-C for approximately seven minutes, then AVUM+ performed three burns before releasing Sentinel-1C into the target orbit.
