LaunchesLARES-2 (Maiden flight)
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LARES-2 (Maiden flight)
Vega-C · Earth Science
Jul 13, 2022 · 13:13 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- ESA
- Rocket
- Vega-C
- Orbit
- MEO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2