Another Arianespace mission for Europe’s Copernicus initiative

The fifth flight of Arianespace’s Vega continued the track record of success with this light-lift launcher, orbiting the Sentinel-2A satellite for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program.

Departing the Spaceport tonight at the precise liftoff time of 10:51:58 p.m. in French Guiana, Vega deployed its 1,140-kg.-class passenger after a mission lasting just under 55 minutes.

Sentinel-2A was built by Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, and is designed to operate from a Sun-synchronous orbit to deliver high-resolution and multispectral capabilities across a 290-km.-wide coverage path and with frequent revisits.

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