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Vega-C | LARES-2 (Maiden flight)

European Space Agency · Vega-C · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

European Space Agency's 6th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,265th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--July 13, 2022 · 13:13 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

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

Window: Jul 13, 13:13 – Jul 13, 13:13 UTC

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LARES-2 (Maiden flight)

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.

Earth Science · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Updates

  • Launch announced a success on the webcast

    spacevogel · 7/13/2022

  • Liftoff

    spacevogel · 7/13/2022

  • New T-0

    spacevogel · 7/13/2022

  • New T-0

    spacevogel · 7/13/2022

  • Setting GO and adjusting NET

    Jay · 7/4/2022 · source

  • NET July 13, pending suitable conditions for launch

    Jay · 7/4/2022 · source

  • Setting GO

    SwGustav · 6/21/2022 · source

  • Targeting July 7 at 11:13 UTC

    Nosu · 6/7/2022 · source

  • NET July 7

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2022 · source

  • Targeting the first week of July

    Nosu · 6/1/2022 · source

Pad — Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Local pad time: Jul 13, 10:13 AM GMT-3

55 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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