Liftoff of Vega VV02

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Galactic centre

The environment at the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy. The Galactic Centre hosts a supermassive…

Liftoff of Vega VV02

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Vega VV02 Liftoff

The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Liftoff of Vega VV02

On 7 May 2013 (GMT), the second Vega lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Vega launch sequence replay

Replay of the lift off of Vega VV02 with Proba-V and two companion satellites, 7 May…

Vega launch transmission replay – Part 1

Liftoff of flight VV02 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana occurred at 04:06 CEST (02:06 GMT)…

Vega launch transmission replay – Part 2

Liftoff of flight VV02 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana occurred at 04:06 CEST (02:06 GMT)…

Alphasat, bigger and better

As the largest European-built satellite to date, Alphasat's coverage is both wide and flexible. Here it…

Alphasat reaches Geostationary Orbit

Ariane 5 releases Alphasat, the largest European satellite ever built, towards Geostationary Orbit, after which the…