Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
7 May 2013, 2:06am
UTC
Location
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Proba-V maps land cover and monitors vegetation growth across the globe. Launched along with Proba-V are the first Earth observation satellite for Vietnam, VNREDSat 1A, and the first Estonian satellite ESTCube-1. ESTCube-1 is also the first satellite in the world to attempt the use of an electric solar wind sail.
Available Replays
Live
Arianespace Flight VV02 / Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1
Updated: Jan 3, 8:02pm UTC
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