Vega flight VV03
| The Vega launch vehicle and KazEOSat-1 satellite, depicted in front of the Earth and the flag of Kazakhstan Artwork featured on visitors' brochures | |
| Vega launch | |
|---|---|
| Launch | 30 April 2014, 01:35:15 UTC |
| Operator | Arianespace |
| Pad | Kourou ELV |
| Payload | KazEOSat-1 |
| Outcome | Success |
| Vega launches | |
Vega flight VV03 is the third flight of the Vega launcher. It occurred from the Guiana Space Centre on 30 April 2014 at 01:35:15 UTC.[1][2]
Payload[edit]
The flight was a single-payload mission that deployed the KazEOSat-1 Earth observation satellite into orbit, with a total payload mass of about 918 kilograms (2,024 lb), including the satellite and its adapter.[3][4]
KazEOSat-1[edit]
KazEOSat-1 (also designated DZZ-HR), had a lift-off mass of approximately 830 kilograms (1,830 lb), and was the only satellite on board the flight.[4][3]
Mission description[edit]
Launch date[edit]
The launch was initially foreseen the day before (29 April 2014, also at 01:35:15 UTC), but was postponed due to an improper behaviour of the payload venting umbilical. The 3rd successful Vega flight finally took place on 30 April 2014 at 01:35:15 UTC (29 April 2014 at 10:35:15 local time) from the ELV launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. It was the 4th Arianespace launch of 2014.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Orbit[edit]
The mission was planned to last 55 minutes and 27 seconds from lift-off until separation, placing its payload into a quasi-circular sun-synchronous target orbit with an altitude of about 750 kilometres (470 mi), at an inclination of 98.54°.[4][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Vega Flight VV03 - Arianespace". arianespace.com. Arianespace. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ "KazEOSat-1 - Satellite Missions - eoPortal Directory". directory.eoportal.org. ESA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Vega: troisième lancement au CSG" [Vega: third launch at the CSG] (PDF) (Launch kit) (in français). Arianespace. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Third Vega Launch from the Guiana Space Center" (PDF) (Launch kit). Arianespace. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Arianespace Lancement VV03 – KasEOSat-1: Report de la mission" [Arianespace Launch VV03 - KasEOSat-1: Mission delayed] (PDF) (Press release) (in français). Arianespace. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Arianespace Vol Vega VV03 – KasEOSat-1: Lancement le mardi 29 avril 2014" [Arianespace Vega Flight VV03 - KasEOSat-1: Launch on Tuesday 29 April 2014] (PDF) (Press release) (in français). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Arianespace Lancement VV03 - Succès de la mission - Le satellite KazEOSat-1 (DZZ-HR) est en orbite" [Arianespace Launch VV03 - Mission success - The KazEOSat-1 (DZZ-HR) satellite is in orbit] (PDF) (Press release) (in français). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Supporting Arianespace's fast-paced 2014 launch schedule: Components are delivered for Ariane 5 and Vega missions" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Another Vega launcher for Arianespace takes shape at the Spaceport" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "The no. 3 Vega for launch receives its solid propellant second stage" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "The DZZ-HR satellite is welcomed in French Guiana for its Vega launch" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "The DZZ-HR satellite is fueled for Arianespace's upcoming Vega launch" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Arianespace's Vega launcher receives its "upper composite" for this month's mission" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Vega is readied for its third Arianespace mission, carrying a pioneering Earth observation spacecraft" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "It's a "go" for Arianespace's Vega launch with Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Vega Flight VV03: Postponed due to non-compliant behavior of the launcher's payload ventilation umbilical" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Arianespace readies Vega Flight VV03 for liftoff tonight with KasEOSat-1" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Another light-lift success! The latest Vega launch delivers Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite to orbit" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Third Vega launch by Arianespace a success: KazEOSat-1 (DZZ-HR) satellite in orbit" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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