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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS)
Launched
August 2, 2017
Summary
OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS) launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 2, 2017. It was Arianespace's 259th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,663rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Vega flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Flight VV10 – OPTSAT-3000 / Venµs | Vega Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- Décollage de Vega le 1er aoûtCentre spatial guyanais
- Perfect 10: the lightweight Vega orbits OPTSAT-3000 and Venµs on a milestone successarianespace
- Vehicle
- Vega · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 10th Vega flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 259th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,663rd orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Optsat 3000 · NORAD 42900 · in orbit
- Venmus · NORAD 42901 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
OptSat 3000 is an Earth imaging satellite built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Italian military. It will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 600km. It will have a mission life of more than six years. Launched along with it is VENµS, Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite. This is a near polar sun-synchronous orbit microsatellite jointly built by the Israeli Space Agency and CNES. Besides the scientific mission of terrestrial environment monitoring, the satellite is also tasked with verification and validation of the Hall Effect thruster in space.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
36th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 274th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS) launch?
OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS) launched on August 2, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS)?
Coverage: Flight VV10 – OPTSAT-3000 / Venµs | Vega Launch | Arianespace; Décollage de Vega le 1er août; Perfect 10: the lightweight Vega orbits OPTSAT-3000 and Venµs on a milestone success. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS)?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS) going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).