For Arianespace, this is now the third failed launch of a Vega rocket in the last eight attempts.
Unwind with 12 credits to spend on any audiobook, and free access to the Premium Plus selections, no credits needed.“After this underpressure, we have observed the deviation of the trajectory and very strong anomalies, so unfortunately we can say that the mission is lost,” Stéphane Israël, chief executive of Arianespace, said on the launch webcast, asThe satellites on board were meant to complete Airbus’ six-satellite constellation, providing high-resolution imagery of Earth.
to the BBC. In November 2020, a Vega rocket failed eight minutes into the mission, the result of human error.
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