PerúSat 1 & SkySats 4 to 7

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

01:43:35

Friday September 16, 2016

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Launch Notes

Flight VV07.

PerúSat 1

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PerúSat 1 is a high-resolution earth-observing satellite built for the Peruvian armed forces. PerúSat 1 was ordered by the government of Peru in April 2014 for a launch in 2016. The satellite is designed based on Airbus Defence and Space's AstroBus-S (AstroBus-300) bus and features an imaging system from the NAOMI (New Astrosat Observation Modular Instrument) family to provide 0.7 m resolution panchromatic images and 2 m resolution images in four wavelength bands.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

430 kilograms

SkySats 4 to 7

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SkySat is a constellation of sub-meter resolution Earth observation satellites providing imagery, high-definition video, and analytics services.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

4 Payloads

400 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


7th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2016

European Space Agency


240th

Mission

7th

Mission of 2016

2016


59th

Orbital launch attempt