Falcon Eye 2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

2 Dec 2020, 1:33am

Location

Guiana Space Centre Launch Site

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Soyuz Launch Complex

Launch Service Provider

Arianespace logo

Arianespace

Vehicle

Soyuz STA Fregat image

Soyuz STA Fregat

Mission

Falcon Eye 2

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Falcon Eye 2 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye is the second of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE's military.

Available Replays

Live

Arianespace Flight VS24 - 1 December (EN)

Updated: Jan 3, 8:03pm UTC

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