An automated agricultural sensor node, installed in a remote vineyard, is programmed to upload hourly soil moisture metrics to a central database. The node's microcontroller is configured with the telemetry API endpoint URL: https://telemetry.vinesense.io/upload
Describe the sequence of steps and network operations that occur from the moment the sensor node initiates the upload using this URL to the point where it receives a 'success' acknowledgment from the server.