Maiden flight of Europe's Vega rocket (VV01) from Kourou, carrying the LARES laser-relativity sphere, the ALMASat-1 microsatellite and seven university CubeSats. All three solid stages and the upper stage performed as planned in a fully successful qualification flight.
- Outcome
- Success
- Payload to orbit
- 429 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- of 22 Vega flights
- Date and time
- 13 February 2012, 10:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Vega
- Builder
- Avio
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Unknown
- International designator
- 2012-006
- Launches in 2012
- 6th of 78
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