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ArianespaceLaunch FailureGovernment/Top SecretVega
Launched 2019-07-11 01:53:03 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
An anomaly occurred shortly after MECO and stage separation. Preliminary findings indicate that super-hot gas from burning solid propellant impinged on the structure of the second stage, causing the vehicle to break apart.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Launch failure
Target: Polar Orbit
Vega lifted off with Falcon Eye 1, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What Arianespace finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
Falcon Eye 1 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye 1 is the first of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE’s military.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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Height
29.9m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,500kg
Liftoff thrust
2,974kN
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