Vega flight VV14

Vega flight VV14 was the launch of the PRISMA satellite by the 14th Vega launcher.[1]

Vega flight VV14
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Vega launch
Launch22 March 2019 (2019-03-22), 01:50 UTC
OperatorArianespace
PadKourou ELV
Payload
OutcomeSuccess
Vega launches

Payload

The payload, composed of the PRISMA satellite, its adapter, and its dispenser, was approximately 953.5 kilograms (2,102 lb) in total mass.[1]

PRISMA is a hyper-spectral electro-optical Earth observation satellite of the Italian Space Agency. It had a launch mass of 879 kilograms (1,938 lb) and a design operational lifetime of 5 years. It was deployed 54 minutes and 8 seconds after launch into a sun-synchronous orbit with a mean local time of the descending node of 10:30 and an altitude of roughly 615 km.[2]

It was the 600th (70th Earth observation) and the Italian Space Agency's 3rd satellite launched by Arianespace.[1]

Flight

The launch occurred from the ELV launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 22 March 2019 at 01:50 UTC (21 March 2019 at 22:50 local time). It was the 308th Arianespace mission (the 3rd in 2019), and the 14th successful Vega launch (the 1st in 2019).[1]

See also

References
  1. "Flight VV14: Arianespace orbits 600th satellite, the PRISMA Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency". Arianespace. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. "Vega flight VV14 launch kit" (PDF). arianespace.com. Arianespace. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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