In orbitDebris

VEGA C DEB [VESPA]

NORAD: 100691
COSPAR: 2026-209C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Airbus Defense and Space Satellites/Barajas (CASA Espacio)
Owner: European Space Agency
Platform (bus): Vespa
Mass at launch: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 100 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.3 m
Diameter: 2.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.1 m
Shape: Cone+Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S100691, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2026-09-15
Rocket: Vega C
Flight: Sentinel-3C/Flex
Mission name: Sentinel-3C/Flex
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ZLV
Launched by: Avio s.p.A.
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2026-209

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2026-209, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: ESA
Launch date: 2026-09-15
Period: 99.5 min
Inclination: 98.62°
Apogee: 819 km
Perigee: 654 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit