Vega flight VV01

Vega Flight VV01
A rocket sits at a launch pad at night, illuminated by floodlights
A Vega launch vehicle, similar to the one used in Vega Flight VV01
Vega launch
Launch13 February 2012, 10:00:00 UTC
OperatorArianespace
PadKourou ELV
Payload
OutcomeSuccess
Vega launches
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Vega flight VV01 (called officially Vega qualification flight VV01) is the maiden flight of the Vega launcher. It occurred from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) on 13 February 2012 at 10:00:00 UTC.[1]

  1. ^ ESA Media Relations Office (6 February 2012). "Vega qualification flight VV01" (PDF) (Press release). European Space Agency. Retrieved 23 August 2018.