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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
IXV
Launched
February 11, 2015
Summary
IXV launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 11, 2015. It was Arianespace's 229th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,449th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Vega flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
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- Vehicle
- Vega · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 4th Vega flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 229th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,449th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was a lifting-body re-entry demonstrator launched on a suborbital trajectory by Vega, reaching about 412 km before re-entering at orbital speed and splashing down in the Pacific to validate European atmospheric-return technology.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
30th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 244th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
287 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IXV launch?
IXV launched on February 11, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IXV?
Coverage: Flight VV04 – IXV | Vega Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IXV?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did IXV launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was IXV going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.