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May 03, 2013

Vega is readied for its May 3 liftoff with a three satellite international payload
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 03, 2013
The second Vega mission from French Guiana has entered its final preparation phase as the lightweight launcher is readied for a nighttime liftoff on May 3 with a trio of satellites as its payload. Activity at the Spaceport's SLV launch site during recent days included completion of fueling for Vega's AVUM bipropellant upper stage, which will inject the flight's Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 payloads into their respective orbits. This mission's launch on Friday is set for a precise moment ... read more

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