Vega - first launch - 13 February 2012
Published on Apr 23, 2013
Manufacturer - Avio S.p.A.
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VEGA (Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, Advanced Generation European Carrier Rocket)
Sentinel-2A liftoff
Published on Jun 22, 2015
Replay of the Sentinel-2A liftoff on a Vega launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 01:52 GMT (03:52 CEST) on 23 June 2015.
Sentinel-2A is the second satellite to be launched for Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring programme.
Designed as a two-satellite constellation – Sentinel-2A and -2B – the Sentinel-2 mission carries an innovative wide swath high-resolution multispectral imager with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of our land and vegetation. This information will be used for agricultural and forestry practices and for helping manage food security. It will also provide information on pollution in lakes and coastal waters. Images of floods, volcanic eruptions and landslides contribute to disaster mapping and help humanitarian relief efforts.
Liftoff of the Vega mission with SkySats-4 to -7 and PeruSAT-1
Published on Sep 15, 2016
Arianespace has successfully launched the PeruSAT-1 satellite, within the scope of a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the Peruvian space agency CONIDA, and the SkySat-4 to -7 satellites for American operator Terra Bella, a Google company.
The launch took place on September 15 at 10:43:35 pm local time from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
Designated Flight VV07, this was Arianespace’s seventh launch of the year and also the seventh consecutive successful launch by Vega, the latest member of the Arianespace launcher family, introduced at the Guiana Space Center in 2012. Vega is especially well suited to the dynamic Earth observation market. With this launch it starts full-fledged commercial operation, and already has nine future launches in its order book.
Vega rocket launches GOKTURK-1 satellite
Published on Dec 5, 2016
A Vega launch vehicle launched GOKTURK-1 satellite from the Vega Launch Complex (SLV) in Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 December 2016, at 13:51 UTC (10:51 local time). G?KT?RK-1 is the first Turkish governmental satellite for Earth observation and is capable of imaging the entire globe in 72 hours. VV08 is the eighth Vega mission since the launcher began operations at the Guiana Space Center in 2012.
Arianespace Flight VV09 / Sentinel-2B
Published on Mar 6, 2017
FLIGHT VV09: ARIANESPACE USES VEGA TO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH THE SENTINEL-2B SATELLITE FOR EUROPE’S COPERNICUS PROGRAM
Arianespace has successfully launched the Sentinel-2B satellite for the European Commission within the scope of a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).
The launch took place on Monday, March 6, at 10:49 p.m. local time from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
This was the third launch of the year for Arianespace and the first in 2017 with the Vega light launcher. It also marked the ninth successful launch in a row for Vega, which made its debut at the Guiana Space Center in 2012.
With this latest successful launch, Arianespace once again demonstrates its commitment to sustainable development, while also carrying out its mission of guaranteeing European independent access to space.
Liftoff of the Vega mission with OPTSAT-3000 and Venµs
Published on Aug 1, 2017
Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite (VENµS) on WikipediaArianespace's latest Vega mission is now underway following a late-night liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
The flight will last 1 hour and 37 minutes from liftoff to separation of its two passengers, OPTSAT-3000 and Venµs – both of which will be placed into Sun-synchronous orbit.
Vega Rocket Launches Morocco’s Mohammed VI - A Satellite (Flight VV11)
Published on Nov 7, 2017
ArianeSpace's Vega Rocket has successfully launched Morocco’s Mohammed VI – A satellite into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). Liftoff occurred at 22:42 local time (01:42 UTC) from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. The Mohammed VI – A spacecraft is Morocco’s second satellite and the country’s first dedicated to high-resolution imaging.
Arianespace Flight VV12 - Aeolus launch successful
Published on Aug 22, 2018
Since its creation in 1980 as the world's first commercial space transportation company, Arianespace has led the launch services industry with many operational firsts and numerous record-setting missions.
Vega launches Aeolus
Published on Aug 22, 2018
An Arianespace Vega launch vehicle (Flight VV12) launched the Aeolus satellite from the Vega Launch Complex (SLV) in Kourou, French Guiana, on 22 August 2018, at 21:20 UTC (18:20 local time). European Space Agency’s Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Aeolus is the first space mission to acquire profiles of the wind on a global scale. The observations will improve the accuracy of numerical weather and climate prediction and advance our understanding of tropical dynamics and processes relevant to climate variability.
Credit: Arianespace
Vega launches Mohammed VI-B satellite
Published on Nov 20, 2018
An Arianespace Vega launch vehicle (Flight VV13) launched the MOHAMMED VI – B satellite from the Vega Launch Complex (SLV) in Kourou, French Guiana, on 21 November 2018, at 01:42:31 UTC (20 November, at 22:42:31 local time). The Mohammed VI-B satellite is an Earth observation satellite built for the Kingdom of Morocco by Thales Alenia Space as system prime contractor and Airbus as co-prime. It will be the second satellite of the program, with the Mohammed VI-A satellite launched by Arianespace on 7 November 2017.
Credit: Arianespace
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