Vega | Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Vega | Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1’.

Launch image Vega | Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 7, 2013, 2:06 a.m.

Timezone: America/Cayenne

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A (SSO)

Launcher

Arianespace

Rocket

Vega

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Vega | Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
39159 PROBA V SSO 98.34 EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY In-orbit
39160 VNREDSAT 1 SSO 97.94 VIETNAM In-orbit
39161 ESTCUBE 1 SSO 97.76 ESTONIA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Vega | Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#5280

To this date

Location Launch

#227

To this date

Pad Launch

#28

To this date

Agency Launch

#212

To this date

Orbital Launch

#22

Year 2013

Location Launch

#2

Year 2013

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2013

Agency Launch

#2

Year 2013

Latest news about the launch

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Target of European debris removal mission hit by other debris

A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact.


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