2013 · Arianespace
Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A
successVega | Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 7, 2013 at 02:06 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Mission
- Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit