ARIANESPACE - Vega Flight VV11 Mission poster.
8 November 2017
Vega lifts off
Arianespace has launched a Vega rocket to deliver an Earth observation satellite into orbit for the Kingdom of Morocco.
Liftoff of Vega’s 11th mission from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana came at 01:42 GMT on 8 November (02:42 CET; 22:42 local time on 7 November).
Arianespace Flight VV11 - MOHAMMED VI - A satellite
With a mass at liftoff of 1110 kg, Mohammed VI-A was manoeuvred into its target Sun-synchronous orbit about 55 minutes into the mission after a series of burns of Vega’s upper stage.
Complying with debris regulations to help keep space clean, Vega’s upper stage fired a final time to burn up high in the atmosphere over the ocean.
Mohammed VI-A satellite
Vega is a 30 m-high, four-stage vehicle designed to accommodate small scientific and Earth observation payloads of 300–2500 kg, depending on the orbit.
Related links:
Vega: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Launch_vehicles/Vega
European launchers: powering Europe into space: http://spaceinvideos.esa.int/Videos/2013/02/European_launchers_powering_Europe_into_space
Arianespace: http://www.arianespace.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
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