Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the Copernicus Sentinel-1C launch media event at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Journalists wishing to participate to the launch media programme, detailed below, are asked to submit their application via ESA's media accreditation page by Friday 25 October 2024 at the latest.
ESA and its partners are planning a wide range of media activities ahead of, and for, the launch of Sentinel-1C on Vega-C,flight VV25, scheduled for 3 December 2024, including online pre-launch media briefings.
This call for interest only relates to those activities taking place at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, to ensure that media accreditation is completed in time for the visits, and to establish a reserve list for the programmes in the event of cancellations.
Programme
Planned dates (TBC): 2-5 December 2024
This three-day programme will allow journalists to conduct interviews with the teams responsible for the launch (including those working on launcher, the launchpad, operations and mission) and VIP guests the day of the launch and the following day.
It will also take into consideration a potential launch delay of up to one day.
Journalists will be able to report live from Kourou. The launch of Sentinel-1C is scheduled for 3 December at 18:20 local time (21:20GMT, /22:20 CET).
