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May 07, 2013

ESA's Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 07, 2013
The second flight of ESA's newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Two Earth observation satellites, ESA's Proba-V and Vietnam's VNREDSat 1A, were released into different orbits, demonstrating the rocket's versatility. Estonia's first satellite, the ESTCube 1 technology demonstrator, was also released into orbit. Vega lifted off at 02:06 GMT on 7 May (23:06 local time 6 May; 04:06 CEST 7 May) on a complex mission requiring five upper-stage boosts ... read more

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