Arianespace
Vega
CEO: Stéphane Israël
Founded: 1980
Successes: 135
Failures: 7
Pending: 44
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.
INFO WIKILaunch Vehicle
Vega
Configuration:
Family: Vega
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
ExploreEarth Science
PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) is a medium-resolution hyperspectral imaging mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI. The mission can provide a unique contribution to the observations of natural resources and in the study of key environmental processes
Watch the Launch
Kourou, French Guiana
Ariane Launch Area 1
Links
Videos
http://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv14/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd0NBfeVtys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGy8xVlENo