Vega | Falcon Eye 1
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Falcon Eye 1
Falcon Eye 1 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye 1 is the first of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE’s military.
Vega
Height 29.90 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2974 kN
Diameter 3.03 Meters
Mass To LEO 1500 kg
Liftoff Mass 137 Tonnes
Launch Success 19
Consecutive Success 4
Maiden Flight 2012-02-13
Launch Failures 2
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