Flight VV08: A new Vega mission at the service of Earth observation
For its 10th launch of the year – and the eighth to be performed by the Vega launcher since its first liftoff from the Guiana Space Center in 2012 – Arianespace will orbit the GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite in the framework of a Telespazio turnkey contract with the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of Turkey (SSM).
As a multi-purpose launch vehicle that already has demonstrated its capabilities during the seven initial missions, Vega is now fully operational in commercial service – and will be performing its fifth flight at the service of Earth observation. With Flight VV08, Turkey becomes a new export customer for this latest member of Arianespace’s launcher family.