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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1
Launched
May 7, 2013
Summary
Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 7, 2013. It was Arianespace's 212th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,290th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Vega flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PROBA-V, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 794 × 836 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Vega · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Vega flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 212th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,290th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PROBA-V · NORAD 39159 · 2013-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-021A
- Epoch
- 2013-05-07 03:48:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25147454 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029021
- Inclination
- 98.7449°
- Ascending node
- 203.491°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.046°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.7637°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 3 payloads, 7 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- PROBA-V · NORAD 39159 · in orbit
- VNRedSat-1A · NORAD 39160 · in orbit
- ESTCube-1 · NORAD 39161 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Proba-V maps land cover and monitors vegetation growth across the globe. Launched along with Proba-V are the first Earth observation satellite for Vietnam, VNREDSat 1A, and the first Estonian satellite ESTCube-1. ESTCube-1 is also the first satellite in the world to attempt the use of an electric solar wind sail.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
28th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 227th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
448 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A launch?
Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A launched on May 7, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A?
Coverage: Flight VV02 – Proba-V / VNREDSat-1 / ESTCube-1 | Vega Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A reach?
PROBA-V, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 794 × 836 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).