Dec 17 2015
Flight VS13 launches from Kourou
With 12 successful launches over 12 months, Arianespace’s mission performance in 2015 was one for the record book – concluding with today’s Soyuz flight that further expanded the European Galileo global navigation satellite system. Ascending from the Spaceport at precisely 8:51 a.m. local time in French Guiana, the medium-lift vehicle performed a mission of nearly […]
Jun 1 2020
Preparations resume for Vega’s upcoming mission with 53 small satellite passengers
The launch campaign has resumed for Arianespace’s next mission, which will be the proof-of-concept flight with the Vega launcher’s “ride-share” configuration – known as the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). Scheduled for the middle of this month from the Spaceport in French Guiana, it will loft 53 micro- and nanosatellites for the benefit of 21 […]
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By Expat • Satellite Launches • Tags: Arianespace, Covid-19, European Space Agency, Vega Launch Vehicle