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VV23 Successfully Launches Multiple Satellites

THEOS-2 and FORMOSAT-7R TRITON Among the Passengers

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Tom Patton
Oct 11, 2023
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VV23 Launch. Image Courtesy Arianespace

Arianespace’s Vega mission successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana Friday, carrying the optical observation satellite THEOS-2, the weather satellite FORMOSAT-7R TRITON, and ten auxiliary passengers.

"By delivering multiple satellites to orbit, Vega again has demonstrated its unique v…

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