Vega flight VV19

Vega flight VV19 was the 19th launch of the Vega rocket.[1]

Vega flight VV19
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Vega launch
Launch17 August 2021,
01:47 UTC[1]
OperatorArianespace
PadELV
Payload
  • Pléiades Neo 4
  • BRO-4
  • SUNSTORM
  • LEDSAT
  • RADCUBE
OutcomeSuccess
Vega launches

Payload

The main payload was the Pléiades Neo 4 satellite, complemented by 5 auxiliary payloads: BRO-4, SUNSTORM, LEDSAT, and RADCUBE. With their adapters and dispensers, the total payload mass was approximately 1,029 kilograms (2,269 lb).[1]

Pléiades Neo 4

Pléiades Neo 4, with a launch mass of about 922 kg (2,033 lb) and a design lifetime of 10 years, was in the upper position. It was injected into its target sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 620 km (semi-major axis of about 6998 km) and mean local time of the descending node approximately equal to 10:30, at the opposite of its twin Pléiades Neo 3 launched earlier onboard Vega flight VV18. It is Airbus's 133rd satellite launched by Arianespace.[1]

4 auxiliary passengers

BRO-4, SUNSTORM, LEDSAT, and RADCUBE, were in the lower position and were separated from the launcher into a slightly different sun-synchronous orbits at an altitude of approximately 547 km and mean local time of the descending node also approximately equal to 10:30.[1]

Flight

The flight was successfully launched from the ELV launch pad in Kourou, Centre Spatial Guyanais on 16 August 2021 (local time).[2]

See also

References
  1. "Vega flight VV19 launch kit" (PDF). arianespace.com. Arianespace. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. "19th Vega mission demonstrates Arianespace's ability to deliver for the most innovative projects for the benefits of its clients". Arianespace. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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