{"id":10054,"date":"2016-09-16T10:20:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T10:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revoscience.com\/en\/?p=10054"},"modified":"2016-09-16T10:20:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T10:20:31","slug":"vega-releases-five-satellites-in-complex-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/vega-releases-five-satellites-in-complex-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Vega releases five satellites in complex mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Vega<\/a>
Vega lifts off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arianespace launched a Vega rocket on a complex mission early this morning\u00a0that demonstrated the flexibility of its upper stage and multisatellite\u00a0carrier.<\/span><\/p>\n

In its first six flights, Vega delivered a wide range of satellites into very different orbits, demonstrating its flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liftoff of the seventh mission from Europe\u2019s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana came at 01:43 GMT on 16 September (03:43 CEST; 22:43 local time on 15 September).<\/span><\/p>\n

Four SkySat microsatellites for Terra Bella, with a total mass at liftoff of 440 kg, were released into their target orbit about 40 minutes into the mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was followed about 62 minutes later by the release of the 430 kg PeruSAT-1, Peru\u2019s first Earth observation satellite.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vega is a 30 m-high, four-stage vehicle designed to accommodate small scientific and Earth observation payloads of 300\u20132500 kg depending on the orbit and altitude.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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