Final original Vega launches Sentinel-2C

WASHINGTON — The final flight of the original version of Europe’s Vega rocket successfully placed an Earth observation satellites into orbit Sept. 4. The Vega rocket lifted off from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:50 p.m. Eastern. The launch was delayed a day because of an electrical issue with ground systems that halted the countdown a few hours before the scheduled liftoff time. Vega deployed its payload, the Sentinel-2C satellite, into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude …