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VV17 failure due to “wrong routing and connection” of cables – SpaceWatch.Global
Paris, 20 December 2020. – It’s confirmed: the loss of the European Vega VV17 mission in November is due to wrong cable connections on the upper stage. The Independent…
Italian Avio is the manufacturer of Vega’s AVUM upper stage. Photo: Avio
Paris, 20 December 2020. It’s confirmed: the loss of the European Vega VV17 mission in November is due to wrong cable connections on the upper stage.
The Independent Enquiry Commission set up after the failure found that the mission went off course due to the wrong routing and connection of the control lanes of the electro-mechanical actuators of the AVUM upper stage Thrust Vector Control (TVC) system, inverting steering commands…
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