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ESA’s New Vega Launcher Scores Success on Maiden Flight

EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2012. 

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Liftoff of Vega VV01
Liftoff of Vega VV01.

PR 3 2012 – Vega, ESA’s new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after a successful qualification flight this morning from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
 
With Vega extending the family of launchers available at the spaceport, Europe now covers the full range of launch needs, from small science and Earth observation satellites to the largest missions like ESA’s…

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