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ESA says its Sentinel-3C satellite has reached its operational orbit

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Official post · not independently verified. The European Space Agency wrote: "Sentinel-3C has reached its operational orbit!" It said that after launching on 15 September, the spacecraft "is now flying in tandem with, Sentinel-3B, as teams at #ESOC continue preparing Sentinel-3C for routine operations." On X: 28,958 views and 82 reposts as of Thu 12 Nov, 04:13 ET.

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