LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Sep 03 2020
Arianespace
SSMS POC
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(1:51 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(1:51 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(1:51 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: Dedicated Rideshare
- The Vega POC (Proof Of Concept) flight will be the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. For all the European partners involved, its purpose is to address the burgeoning institutional and commercial small spacecraft market with a new rideshare concept. Payload includes dozens of satellites: Athena, ION CubeSat Carrier, ESAIL, NEMO-HD, GHGSat C1, six Flock-v cubesats, several Lemur-2 cubesats, twelve SpaceBEE nanosats, FSSCat A & B, RTAF-Sat, DIDO 3, IGOSat, PICASSO, PINO, PIXL, QARMAN, SIMBA, TRISAT, Casaa-Sat, TTU-100, and more.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1