MISSION NAME
LARES-2 (Maiden flight)
Status
Success
DATE
13 JUL 2022
LAUNCH PROVIDER
European Space Agency
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Description
Maiden flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle, carrying the LARES-2 passive satellite. It is a 40 cm diameter sphere with laser mirrors to study the Earth gravitational field and relativistic effects. Also onboard are six European research cubesats.
Vega-C
