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Flight VV11 – MOHAMMED VI – A satellite | Vega Launch | Arianespace

On its 11th consecutive success since entering service in 2012, Arianespace’s light-lift Vega launcher today orbited the MOHAMMED VI – A satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco on a nighttime mission fro...

Arianespace Flight VV11 / MOHAMMED VI - A satellite

For its 10th launch of the year, and the 11th Vega mission since this launcher began its career at the Guiana Space Center in 2012, Arianespace will orbit the MOHAMMED VI – A. satellite. This Earth ob...

Décollage du Vol Vega 11, depuis le Centre spatial guyanais

Vega a lancé avec succès le satellite MOHAMMED VI - A, dédié à l’observation de la Terre. Le satellite a été développé par le consortium constitué de Thales Alenia Space en tant que mandataire et d’Ai...

Flight VV11 | Vega Best of Liftoff | Arianespace

Mohammed VI-A

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

An Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco. It was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. Satellite will be in particular used for mapping and land surveying activities, regional development, agricultural monitoring, the prevention and management of natural disasters, monitoring changes in the environment and desertification, as well as border and coastal surveillance.

Vega

Family:
Configuration:

Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.

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Specifications

Stages
4
Length
29.9 m
Diameter
3.025 m
Fairing Diameter
2.6 m
Launch Mass
137.0 T
Thrust
2974.0 kN

Family

Name
Vega
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Vega

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$37000000
Low Earth Orbit
1500.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
1450.0 kg

Avio S.p.A

(Avio)

CEO: Giulio Ranzo Founded: 1908 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 24

Agency Type:

Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites.

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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

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