Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Pléiades Neo 5 & 6
Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 are the last two in a constellation of four optical high-resolution Earth observation satellites built and operated by Airbus. It is a dual purpose constellation, serving both civilian and military purposes.
Vega-C
Height 30.10 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2974 kN
Diameter 3.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 1500 kg
Liftoff Mass 136 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2022-07-13
Launch Failures 1
Updates
SwGustav
2022-12-21T02:02:05+0000
Launch vehicle has failed at some point during second stage's burn, waiting for more details
SwGustav
2022-12-21T01:48:12+0000
Liftoff
SwGustav
2022-12-21T01:33:40+0000
Coverage live
Nosu
2022-11-30T21:29:12+0000
Updating date and setting GO
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-11-30T08:01:24+0000
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-11-25T11:09:44+0000
New launch date.
Nosu
2022-11-24T16:02:43+0000
Launch postponed to NET December due to a defective equipment on the launcher.
Nosu
2022-11-08T12:53:31+0000
Updating date, adding T-0 and setting GO
Nosu
2022-10-14T10:19:00+0000
Targeting November 23
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