Launch Alert | Flight 7
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Tue Dec 31 2030
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Vega-C

Description:

Vega-C rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies) is a a ‘standards laboratory in space’, setting the ‘gold standard’ reference for climate measurements. Carrying a cryogenic solar absolute radiometer and a hyperspectral imaging spectrometer as well as a novel onboard calibration system, TRUTHS is designed to make continuous measurements of incoming solar radiation and reflected radiation to evaluate Earth’s energy-in to energy-out ratio.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)