ESA Targeting Wednesday Night for Final Launch of its First-Generation Vega Rocket Written 4 September 2024
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First launch of the ESA's new Vega-C launch vehicle, July 13, 2022. | Credit: SciNews YouTube; framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “Update 7:05 a.m. EDT: Arianespace announced that the mission is scrubbed for a Tuesday night launch attempt due to “electrical issues” and is working towards an opportunity on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to complete its transition to its Vega-C rocket with the final launch of its first-generation Vega rocket. The mission, dubbed VV24, will carry an Earth-imaging satellite to a sun-synchronous orbit.”
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