Vega flight VV03

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]

Vega flight VV03
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Vega launch
Launch30 April 2014 (2014-04-30), 01:35:15 UTC
OperatorArianespace
PadKourou ELV
PayloadKazEOSat-1
OutcomeSuccess
Vega launches

Payload

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

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

Launch date

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

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
  1. "Vega Flight VV03 - Arianespace". arianespace.com. Arianespace. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. "KazEOSat-1 - Satellite Missions - eoPortal Directory". directory.eoportal.org. ESA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "Vega: troisième lancement au CSG" [Vega: third launch at the CSG] (PDF) (Launch kit) (in French). Arianespace. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. "Third Vega Launch from the Guiana Space Center" (PDF) (Launch kit). Arianespace. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. "Arianespace Lancement VV03 – KasEOSat-1: Report de la mission" [Arianespace Launch VV03 - KasEOSat-1: Mission delayed] (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Arianespace. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. "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 French). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. "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 French). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. "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.
  9. "Another Vega launcher for Arianespace takes shape at the Spaceport" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  10. "The no. 3 Vega for launch receives its solid propellant second stage" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. "The DZZ-HR satellite is welcomed in French Guiana for its Vega launch" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  12. "The DZZ-HR satellite is fueled for Arianespace's upcoming Vega launch" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  13. "Arianespace's Vega launcher receives its "upper composite" for this month's mission" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "Arianespace readies Vega Flight VV03 for liftoff tonight with KasEOSat-1" (web) (Press release). Arianespace. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  18. "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.
  19. "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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