Success
DZZ-HR
Earth Science
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialVega
SSOorbit
DZZ-HR will provide high-resolution images to Kazakh authorities for homeland surveillance, resource management and environmental monitoring.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 1:35 AM
Replay
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,373
ASA Mission
#221
Pad Launch
#29
Location Launch
#236
Designator
2014-024
Launch Window
NET
Apr 30, 2014, 1:35 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
Apr 29, 2014, 10:35 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903