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Vega-C | LARES-2 (Maiden flight)
Vega-C
Jul 13, 1:13 PM UTC
Jul 13, 1:13 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF