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| Launch | 21 November 2018, 01:42:31 UTC |
| Operator | Arianespace |
| Pad | Kourou ELV |
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| Outcome | Success |
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Vega flight VV13 was the launch of the Mohammed VI-B satellite by the 13th Vega launcher. [1]
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| Vega launch | |
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| Launch | 21 November 2018, 01:42:31 UTC |
| Operator | Arianespace |
| Pad | Kourou ELV |
| Payload | |
| Outcome | Success |
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Vega flight VV13 was the launch of the Mohammed VI-B satellite by the 13th Vega launcher. [1]
The payload, composed of the Mohammed VI-B satellite, its adapter, and its dispenser, was approximately 1,184 kilograms (2,610 lb) in total mass. [1]
Mohammed VI-B, similar to the Mohammed VI-A satellite launched a year before onboard Vega flight VV11, is a dual-use high-resolution electro-optical Earth observation satellite of the Kingdom of Morocco. It had a launch mass of 1,108 kilograms (2,443 lb). It was deployed 55 minutes and 21 seconds after launch into an undisclosed sun-synchronous orbit, [2] later known from its orbital elements to be phased with Mohammed VI-A, also with a mean local time of the ascending node of 10:30 and an altitude of roughly 640 km. [3]
It was the 67th Earth observation, Thales Alenia Space's 155th, and Airbus Defence and Space's 123rd satellite launched by Arianespace. [1]
The launch occurred from the ELV launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 21 November 2018 at 01:42:31 UTC (20 November 2018 at 22:42:31 local time). It was the 302nd Arianespace mission (the 9th in 2018), and the 13th successful Vega launch (the 2nd in 2018). [1]
Vega, is an expendable launch system in use by Arianespace jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Development began in 1998 and the first launch took place from the Centre Spatial Guyanais on 13 February 2012.
Vega flight VV01 is the maiden flight of the Vega launcher. It occurred from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) on 13 February 2012 at 10:00:00 UTC.
Vega flight VV02 was the second flight of the Vega launcher. It occurred from the Guiana Space Centre on 7 May 2013 at 02:06:31 UTC.
Vega flight VV03 is the third flight of the Vega launcher. It occurred from the Guiana Space Centre on 30 April 2014 at 01:35:15 UTC.
Ariane flight VA246 is an Ariane 5 space launch of two geosynchronous satellites that took place on 4 December 2018.
Vega flight VV04 is the space launch of the IXV experimental re-entry vehicle by the 4th Vega rocket.
Vega flight VV05 is the Vega space launch of the Sentinel-2A satellite.
Vega flight VV06 is the Vega space launch of the LISA Pathfinder satellite.
Vega flight VV07 is the 7th Vega space launch, of the PerúSAT-1 and 4 SkySat satellites.
Vega flight VV15 was the 15th flight of the Vega launcher, and its first failure.
Vega flight VV08 was the launch of Göktürk-1 on board the 8th flight of the Vega launcher.
Ariane flight VA253 was a successful rocket launch conducted by multinational launch service provider Arianespace on August 15th, 2020.
Vega flight VV09 was the launch of the Sentinel-2B satellite by the 9th Vega launcher.
Vega flight VV10 was the launch of the OPTSAT-3000 & Venµs satellites by the 10th Vega launcher.
Vega flight VV11 was the launch of the Mohammed VI-A satellite by the 11th Vega launcher.
Vega flight VV12 was the launch of the ADM-Aeolus satellite by the 12th Vega launcher.
Vega flight VV14 was the launch of the PRISMA satellite by the 14th Vega launcher.
Vega flight VV17 was the 17th launch of the Vega rocket. The rocket failed after launch and the mission was lost.
Vega flight VV18 was the 18th launch of the Vega rocket.
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