Vega flight VV05
Vega flight VV05 is the Vega space launch of the Sentinel-2A satellite.[1][2]
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Launch | 23 June 2015 , 01:51:58 UTC |
Operator | Arianespace |
Pad | Kourou ELV |
Payload | Sentinel-2A |
Outcome | Success |
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Payload
The flight was a single-payload mission that deployed the Sentinel-2A Earth observation satellite into orbit, with a total payload mass of about 1,210 kilograms (2,670 lb), including the satellite and its adapter.[1][2]
Sentinel-2A
Sentinel-2A, the first of the two Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellites, had a lift-off mass of approximately 1,130 kilograms (2,490 lb), and has a design lifetime of 7.25 to 12 years. It was developed by Airbus Defence and Space under the supervision of the European Space Agency for the European Union's Copernicus programme.[1]
It is Airbus's 112th spacecraft launched by Arianespace.[2]
Mission description
Launch date
The 5th successful Vega flight took place on 23 June 2015 at 01:51:58 UTC (22 June 2015 at 22:51:58 local time) from the ELV launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.[2]
Timeline and trajectory
The mission was planned to last 54 minutes and 43 seconds from lift-off until separation, placing its payload into a quasi-circular sun-synchronous target orbit with an altitude of about 786 kilometres (488 mi), at an inclination of about 98.5°.[1]
Statistics
The launch was the 265th Arianespace mission (the 5th in 2015). Sentinel-2A was the 512th spacecraft to be put in orbit by Arianespace.
References
- "Vega Flight VV05 Press Kit" (PDF). Arianespace. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "Arianespace orbits second satellite in Copernicus system, Sentinel-2A, on fifth Vega launch". Arianespace. Retrieved 6 March 2019.