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The Vega C launch vehicle with two of Europe’s satellites crashed shortly after taking off from the French Guiana spaceport. As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by
As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by Space.com.
“About 2 minutes and 27 seconds after takeoff, Zefiro 40 (rocket second stage – ed.) experienced an anomaly that ended its Vega C mission. Data analysis is currently underway to determine the cause of this anomaly,” said Arianespace, a French company. , which, in a statement, controls the Vega C.
It was noted that the launch vehicle was launched at 03:47 Kyiv time on Wednesday from the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana.
The 35-meter rocket, capable of carrying a payload of up to 2,300 kg, included two satellites Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6, which together weighed 1,977 kg.
Prior to this accident, the Vega C had only one flight. In July 2022, the launch vehicle successfully lifted LARES-2, a 295 kg satellite and 6 mini-satellites.
As Ukrinform reported, the American company SpaceX launched 54 satellites of the Starlink satellite internet system.
Source: Ukrinform
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