European Space Agency

LARES-2 (Maiden flight)

Vega-C

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 · 13:13 UTC

Mission

/01

Maiden flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle, carrying the LARES-2 passive satellite. It is a 40 cm diameter sphere with laser mirrors to study the Earth gravitational field and relativistic effects. Also onboard are six European research cubesats.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Vega-C

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.236° N, 52.775° W

47

Pad Launches

314

Location Launches

6

Agency Launches

83

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