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PerúSAT-1 / SkySat x 4

VegaArianespaceAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Friday, September 16, 2016 · 01:43 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered...

Height34.8 m
LEO Payload3,300 kg
Launches356
Successes311

Provider

Arianespace

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Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles...

Mission Brief

Launch VV07 from Arianespace launched 5 earth imaging satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit. PerúSAT-1 weighs 450kg and is able to capture images with a resolution of 70cm. The smaller Skybox satellites, each weighing 120kg, is able to achieve a resolution of approximately 1 meter.

PayloadPerúSAT-1 / SkySat x 4
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerArianespace
Stages4
PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Launch Site

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

LAUNCH SITE
5.236°N, 52.775°W

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.