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IXV

VegaArianespaceAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 · 01:40 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

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
Successes312

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

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

PayloadIXV
OrbitUnknown
CustomerArianespace
Stages4
PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Global range
SITE LOCK
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

01:40 PM UTC - 01:40 PM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.