For its eighth launch of the year, and the 10th Vega mission since this launcher began its career at the Guiana Space Center in 2012, Arianespace will orbit OPTSAT-3000 and Venµs – two Earth observation satellites for civil and military applications.
This marks the seventh Earth observation mission for Vega, a light launcher now in full commercial operation, whose versatility has been largely proven during its nine previous missions – all successful.
Vega Flight VV10
- Launch vehicle: Vega
- Launch date: August 1, 2017
- Payload(s): OPTSAT-3000, Venus
- Customer(s): OHB Italia, Israel Ministry of Science and Technology
- Prime contractor(s): Telespazio, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI)
- Launch site: Spaceport, French Guiana (Guiana Space Center)
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous orbit
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OPTSAT-3000
The satellite features:
- High resolution,
- High-precision geolocation,
- High-quality images,
- Reduced weight, which allows a wide range of launch options,
- High agility, thanks to the satellite’s reduced weight and small size. This means low inertia, which in turn allows the acquisition of a large number of images,
- Design life exceeding seven years.
The satellite has a twofold objective:
- Scientific: Frequent revisits (up to two days) of scientific sites spread worldwide for the study and evolution of vegetation, and for environmental purposes.
- Technological: In-flight qualification of the Israeli Electrical Propulsion System.
more info
http://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv10/
http://www.arianespace.com/
http://www.esa.int/ESA