Proba-V, VNREDSat-1A & ESTCube-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:06:31

Tuesday May 7, 2013

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Launch Notes

Flight VV02.

VNREDSat 1A

Wiki

VNREDSat-1 (short for Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment, and Disaster Monitoring Satellite) is the first optical Earth Observing satellite of Vietnam; its primary mission is to monitor and study the effects of climate change, predict and take measures to prevent natural disasters, and optimise the management of Vietnam's natural resources.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

120 kilograms

PROBA-V

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PROBA-V is a small satellite, assuring the succession of the Vegetation instruments on board the French SPOT-4 and SPOT-5 Earth observation missions. PROBA-V was initiated by the Space- and Aeronautics department of the BELgian Science Policy Office. It is built by QinetiQ Space N.V. and operated by ESA and uses a PROBA platform. PROBA-V will support applications such as land use, worldwide vegetation classification, crop monitoring, famine prediction, food security, disaster monitoring, and biosphere studies.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

158 kilograms

ESTCube-1

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ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite and the first satellite in the world to attempt to use an electric solar wind sail (E-sail).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Vega

Active 2012 to 2024

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Price

$37.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.025m

Height: 29.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,436 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,200 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.6m

Height: 7.88m

Stages

4

Launch Site

ELV

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

75 days

Stats

Vega


2nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2013

European Space Agency


205th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2013

2013


22nd

Orbital launch attempt