Failure
VV15Falcon Eye 1
Government/Top Secret
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialVega
POorbit
Falcon Eye 1 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye 1 is the first of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE’s military.
Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 1:53 AM
Replay
Status Details
Failure Reason
An anomaly occurred shortly after MECO and stage separation. Preliminary findings indicate that super-hot gas from burning solid propellant impinged on the structure of the second stage, causing the vehicle to break apart.
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,864
ASA Mission
#279
Pad Launch
#41
Location Launch
#294
Launch Window
NET
Jul 11, 2019, 1:53 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Vega Specs
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
Length
29.9 m
Diameter
3.025 m
Launch Mass
137 t
Thrust
2,974 kN
LEO Capacity
1,500 kg
SSO Capacity
1,450 kg
Launch Cost
$37M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2012
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 15d
Total Launches
22
Successful
20
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Feb 13, 2012
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
ELA-1, now named Ensemble de Lancement Vega (short ELV), is a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It has been used to support launches of the Europa rocket, Ariane 1, Ariane 3, and is currently used to launch Vega rockets.
Total Launches
55
Orbital Attempts
55
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 25d
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Jul 10, 2019, 10:53 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903