vega flight vv16

BSAT-4b begins its pre-flight checkout for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 launch

Liftoff time is 10:51 p.m. tonight in French Guiana (01:51 on June 29 UTC). The situation with high-altitude winds above the Guiana Space Center continues to be monitored, as some uncertainty remains. “Protective measures relating to COVID-19 have been taken throughout the launch site’s facilities, and mission personnel have received instructions on respecting the sanitary guidelines.”Wilmart noted that among the first activities was an evaluation of using smart glasses during payload preparation activities with several of the spacecraft passengers on Flight VV16. As high-altitude winds above the Guiana Space Center remain unfavorable, Arianespace has taken the decision not to initiate the final chronology operations for Flight VV16 on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The Vega POC (Proof Of Concept) flight will be the first mission of the SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), a modular carbon fiber dispenser, a program initiated by ESA in 2016, with the contribution of the European Commission. As high-altitude winds above the Guiana Space Center remain unfavorable, Arianespace has taken the decision not to initiate the final chronology operations f... Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, a high...The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the Internation...Tianwen-1 ("questions to heaven") Mars mission includes a Martian orbiter and a lander/rover duo. Scheduled for the middle of this month from the Spaceport in French Guiana, it will loft 53 micro- and nanosatellites for the benefit of 21 customers, deploying these payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit.For the mission, designated Flight VV16 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, Vega will carry seven microsatellites weighing from 15 kg.

Flight VV16: For the first Vega mission of 2020, Arianespace will perform the Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof of Concept flight. A selection of highlights of the latest news from ESA’s activities.

In the photo at right, Vega receives its liquid-propellant Attitude and Vernier Upper Module (AVUM).

The latest weather forecast briefing has allowed Arianespace to begin final chronology operations for Vega Flight VV16 at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Armed with a suite of six s...Ziyuan is a series of remote sensing satellites in Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ariane 5 is in the launch zone for Arianespace’s July 31 mission with three passengers Ariane 5 is in the launch zone for Arianespace’s July 31 mission with three passengers By continuing to browse the website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Flight VV16 is the Proof of Concept flight for Vega’s rideshare concept, called the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS), which provides Arianespace flight opportunities for nano- and micro-satellites. Payload includes dozens of satellites: Athena, ION CubeSat Carrier, ESAIL, NEMO-HD, GHGSat C1, six Flock-v cubesats, several Lemur-2 cubesats, twelve SpaceBEE nanosats, FSSCat A & B, RTAF-Sat, DIDO 3, IGOSat, PICASSO, PINO, PIXL, QARMAN, SIMBA, TRISAT, Casaa-Sat, TTÃœ100, and more. Due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavourable winds at altitude over Europe’s Spaceport, Vega flight VV16 – originally scheduled for 18 June 2020 – was repeatedly postponed, despite full availability of the launcher and the 53 satellites on this Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) mission. The launch campaign has resumed for Arianespace’s next mission, which will be the proof-of-concept flight with the Vega launcher’s “ride-share” configuration – known as the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). When Vega flight VV16 reaches space, the satellite payloads will be progressively released from the SSMS dispenser in a coordinated sequence at a Sun-synchronous orbit, about 500 km above Earth. The...ANASIS-II is South Korea's first dedicated military satellite.Hope Mars Mission, also known as Al-Amal, is UAE's first interplanetary space probe. Flight VV16: Vega – SSMS PoC Flight – Resumption of launch operations.