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Vega | Sentinel-2A
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialVega
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 1:51 AM
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Mission details
Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme coordinated and managed for the European Commission by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU Member States. It aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity. Providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security.
Apr 3, 2014 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#5,472
ASA Mission
#233
Pad Launch
#31
Location Launch
#248
Designator
2015-028
Launch Window
NET
Jun 23, 2015, 1:51 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
Jun 22, 2015, 10:51 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903