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Kourou, French Guiana
Monday, September 14, 2026
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Rocket launch
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Launched - good from here
Lifted off 10:21 PM
A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Poor viewing
Visible from 9:09 PM
The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.
That morning
Sunrise
Good
6:21 AM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
Sunset
Good
6:30 PM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
Moon
Waxing crescent
13% lit
8:59 AM – 9:07 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
How this day turned out
Sunrise
Moon, waxing crescent
Sunset
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