Vega launch | |
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Launch | 3 September 2020, 01:51:10 UTC[1] |
Operator | Arianespace |
Pad | Kourou, ELV |
Payload | 53 satellites |
Outcome | Success |
Vega launches | |
Vega flight VV16, also called SSMS PoC Flight (for Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof of Concept Flight), was the 16th launch of the Vega rocket.[2][3] The launch was also notable as it was the first Vega launch following the accident of the VV15 launch in July 2019 that caused the loss of FalconEye1 satellite.