Vega C flight VV22
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kourou , French Guiana |
| Products | Launch services |
Vega C flight VV22 marked the second deployment of a Vega C launch vehicle and was the 22nd mission within the overall Vega series.[1] The operation ended unsuccessfully shortly after liftoff, resulting in complete mission failure.[2]
Payload
The mission's cargo comprised the Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 satellites, which were planned as the concluding elements of France's Pléiades Neo satellite network. The total payload weight, including necessary adapters and dispensers, was approximately . These satellites represented Airbus Defence and Space's 138th and 139th spacecraft launched through Arianespace.[1]
Flight
The launch took place from the ELV platform at the Guiana Space Centre,[3][1] with the objective to insert the payload into slightly varied sun-synchronous orbits at an altitude near .[4] Unfortunately, the mission failed due to an anomaly in the Zefiro 40 second stage, caused by a loss of chamber pressure that led to trajectory deviation and subsequent reentry approximately north of the launch site over the Atlantic Ocean.[2] Investigations identified erosion of the throat insert, provided by KB Pivdenne in Ukraine, as the primary cause.[5]
See also
External links
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