LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Jul 13 2022
European Space Agency
LARES-2 (Maiden flight)
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Vega-CDescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- Maiden flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle, carrying the LARES-2 passive satellite. It is a 40 cm diameter sphere with laser mirrors to study the Earth gravitational field and relativistic effects. Also onboard are six European research cubesats.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)