LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Aug 02 2017
Arianespace
OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(1:58 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(1:58 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(1:58 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
VegaDescription:
Vega is an expendable launch system in use by Arianespace jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- OptSat 3000 is an Earth imaging satellite built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Italian military. It will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 600km. It will have a mission life of more than six years. Launched along with it is VENµS, Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite. This is a near polar sun-synchronous orbit microsatellite jointly built by the Israeli Space Agency and CNES. Besides the scientific mission of terrestrial environment monitoring, the satellite is also tasked with verification and validation of the Hall Effect thruster in space.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1