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Vega rocket launches 53 satellites in return-to-flight mission – Space.com
The rocket returned to flight in style.
Europe’s Vega rocket is back in action.
The four-stage booster, which is operated by French company Arianespace, lifted off tonight (Sept. 2) at 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 GMT on Sept. 3) from Guiana Space Center in South America, carrying 53 satellites to orbit for 21 different customers from 13 countries.
Today’s mission was the first for the 98-foot-tall (30 meters) Vega since July 10 of last year, when the rocket suffered a major anomaly
during the launch of the United Arab Emirates’ FalconEye1…
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