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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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LARES-2 (Maiden flight)
Vega-CEuropean Space AgencyAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 · 01:13 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Vega-C
Profile →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
Launches8
Successes6
Provider
European Space Agency
Profile →FRA • Founded 1975
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees. ESA's space fli...
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadLARES-2 (Maiden flight)
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
CustomerEuropean Space Agency
Stages4
PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
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Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Global range
- Latitude
- 5.236°N
- Longitude
- 52.775°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
01:13 PM UTC - 01:13 PM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
