Mission Overview
Maiden flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle, carrying the LARES-2 passive satellite. It is a 40 cm diameter sphere with laser mirrors to study the Earth gravitational field and relativistic effects. Also onboard are six European research cubesats.
Payloads
1
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Vega-C
Window
01:13 PM UTC – 01:13 PM UTC
Rocket
EU
European Space Agency
Launch Site
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana