Vega VV17 Mission Fails, Payloads Lost

Nov 17, 2020

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Arianespace has announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which was carrying two payloads: SEOSAT-Ingenio, an earth-science observation satellite for the European Spatial Agency (ESA); and TARANIS for France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES).

Two and a half months after Vega’s successful return to flight, the Vega launch vehicle lifted off as…

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