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Launched 2016-09-16 01:43:35 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
60th
orbital launch attempt in 2016
Arianespace
7th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
287 d 21 h
since the pad's previous launch
Launch VV07 from Arianespace launched 5 earth imaging satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit. PerúSAT-1 weighs 450kg and is able to capture images with a resolution of 70cm. The smaller Skybox satellites, each weighing 120kg, is able to achieve a resolution of approximately 1 meter.
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.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
29.9m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,500kg
Liftoff thrust
2,974kN
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