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Vega Flight VV13 with MOHAMMED VI - B satellite

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upcoming mission

Vega Flight VV13

launch date

November 20, 2018

Payload(s)

MOHAMMED VI - B satellite

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completed mission

Soyuz Flight VS19

launch date

November 6, 2018

Payload(s)

Metop-C

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Mission updates November 20, 2018

Liftoff of Arianespace’s Vega mission with the MOHAMMED VI ‐ B satellite Arianespace’s latest Vega mission is now underway following a nighttime liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Mission updates November 19, 2018

Arianespace’s second Vega mission of 2018 is cleared for its November 20 liftoff

Mission updates November 13, 2018

Arianespace’s Vega launcher is fully assembled for its upcoming flight from the Spaceport

Mission updates November 6, 2018

Another Soyuz success: Arianespace launches Metop-C for Europe’s meteorological operational system of polar-orbiting satellites

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Launcher family

Ariane 5

The heavy launcher

780 t

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Soyuz

The medium launcher

308 t

Typical liftoff mass

Vega

The light launcher

137 t

Typical liftoff mass

About us

Arianespace is the world’s leading satellite launch company. Founded in 1980, it deploys a family of three launchers – Ariane, Soyuz and Vega – to meet the needs of commercial and government customers.

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Vega November 15, 2018 GHGSat selects Arianespace to launch GHGSat-C1 on Vega
Vega November 13, 2018 Flight VV13: Vega to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco
Corporate November 7, 2018 Emmanuel Franc joins Arianespace and will become the Senior Vice President – Sales & Business Development on January 1, 2019
Soyuz November 6, 2018 Arianespace orbits Metop-C in its third successful launch for EUMETSAT’s Metop meteorological satellite program
Soyuz October 30, 2018 Flight VS19: Arianespace at the service of EUMETSAT’s polar-orbiting weather satellite program
October 19, 2018 Arianespace launches BepiColombo, Europe’s first mission to Mercury, for ESA in cooperation with JAXA
Vega October 17, 2018 Arianespace to launch the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) for OHB Italia at the benefice of the Directorate of Defence of Luxembourg
Ariane 5 October 12, 2018 Flight VA245: Arianespace to deliver BepiColombo, Europe’s first mission to Mercury, for ESA and JAXA

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Vega Flight VV13 with MOHAMMED VI - B satellite

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Soyuz Flight VS19

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