Arianespace Vega Falcon Eye 1

Name: Arianespace Vega Falcon Eye 1
Start: 2019-07-11T01:53:03.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Vega

Status

Failure

Date

11 JUL 2019

01:53

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

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 UAEâ€™s military.

Rocket

Vega

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.

Height

29.9 m

Diameter

3.025 m

Launch Mass

137 T

Thrust

2,974 kN