Vega July 3, 2019 Vega’s two-piece payload fairing is closed up, completing the encapsulation process for FalconEye1. Flight VV15. FalconEye1
Vega July 3, 2019 As part of the encapsulation process, one of the Vega payload fairing’s half-shells is positioned around FalconEye1. Flight VV15. FalconEye1
Vega June 27, 2019 FalconEye1 receives its propellant load during activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Flight VV15. FalconEye1
Vega March 22, 2019 Arianespace’s first Vega flight in 2019 successfully orbited the Italian PRISMA Earth observation satellite. Flight VV14. PRISMA
Vega March 22, 2019 Lifting off from the Spaceport in French Guiana, Vega begins its mission to deploy Italy’s newest Earth observation satellite. Flight VV14. PRISMA
Vega March 22, 2019 Vega orbited the PRISMA Earth observation satellite on Arianespace’s third mission in 2019. Flight VV14. PRISMA
Vega March 21, 2019 Vega lifts off from the Spaceport in French Guiana on Arianespace’s third mission in 2019. Flight VV14. PRISMA
Vega March 13, 2019 PRISMA, encapsulated in its protective payload fairing, is positioned atop Vega during activity at the Spaceport’s SLV launch complex. Flight VV14. PRISMA