Vega | THEOS-2, TRITON & others
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THEOS-2 is Thailand’s first Earth observation satellite. Built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Astrobus-S platform, it is designed for optical measurements with a ground resolution of approximately 1 meter. TRITON or FORMOSAT-7R is an additional satellite by NSPO added to the joint Taiwanese-US FORMOSAT 7 / COSMIC-2 constellation for collecting atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate and gravity research. Its GNSS Reflectometry payload can be used to calculate the wind speed over sea surfaces. Cubesats: PROBA-V-CC (Project for On-Board Autonomy - Vegetation - Companion CubeSat) (12U) is a mission that will fly a scaled-down version of the vegetation-monitoring instrument aboard the Earth-observing PROBA-V to conduct combined experimental observations with its predecessor. PRETTY (Passive REflecTomeTry and dosimetrY) (3U) flies a GPS/Galileo signal reflectometer and radiation monitor for Graz University of Technology of Austria. MACSAT (6U) is an In-orbit demonstration (IoD) missionto demonstrate IoT communication over 5G for OQTech. CSC-1 and 2 (6U) contains 7 different experimental payloads from various institutions being flown by ISISPACE/ISL. N3SS (Nanosat 3U pour la Surveillance du Spectre) (3U) is a demonstration system for detecting and localize radio-frequency jammers on civil spectrum for the French CNES. ESTCUBE-2 is a technology demonstration mission with multiple scientific payloads for University of Tartu of Estonia. ANSER LEADER/FOLLOWER 1/2 (Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth observation Research) is a cluster of 3 Earth observing cubesats with panchromatic and hyperspectral cameras for Spain's INTA for monitoring the quality of inland (reservoirs) water over the Iberian Peninsula.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vega | THEOS-2, TRITON & others’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 9, 2023, 1:36 a.m.
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
THEOS-2, TRITON & others (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Arianespace |
Rocket |
Vega |
Location |
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Pad |
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) |
Type |
Dedicated Rideshare |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#6532
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Location Launch
#320
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Pad Launch
#49
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Agency Launch
#315
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Orbital Launch
#164
Year 2023
Location Launch
#3
Year 2023
Pad Launch
#1
Year 2023
Agency Launch
#3
Year 2023
Latest news about the launch
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Two Vega VV23 Payloads Failed to Deploy
A pair of payloads that were among 12 carried to orbit aboard the Arianespace-managed Vega VV23 flight failed to be deployed and likely burned up in the atmosphere still attached to the rocket’s upper stage. The Vega VV23 flight was launched on October 9 ...
Arianespace Launch Europe’s Final Mission of 2023 Aboard Vega
Arianespace launched a Vega rocket in the early hours of 9 October, carrying two primary payloads and ten small secondary payloads. The VV23 flight was Europe’s third and final mission of 2023. The Avio-built Vega rocket was launched from the Guiana Space...
Vega launches a dozen smallsats
A Vega rocket successfully launched a dozen small satellites Oct. 8 while its more powerful version remains grounded for another year.
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