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LARES-2 (Maiden flight)

Name: LARES-2 (Maiden flight) launch
Start: 2022-07-13T13:13:17+00:00
End: 2022-07-13T13:13:17+00:00
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Vega-CEuropean Space AgencyAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 · 01:13 PM UTC

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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

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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

Vehicle

Vega-C

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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

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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...

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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