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Jul 26 4 tweets 1 min read
🎯 Mission success!

Vega C flight VV27 has perfectly delivered the 4 CO3Ds & MicroCarb into orbit.

🛰 The four CO3D satellites will soon begin generating detailed 3D surface models, supporting applications from environmental research to infrastructure planning.
(1/4) 🛰 MicroCarb will start delivering global CO₂ concentration measurements, supporting international climate agreements and scientific models.

Find more about the mission and launch: (2/4)newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-su…
Dec 21, 2022 8 tweets 1 min read
(1/8) Arianespace announced yesterday, December 20, the failure of Flight VV22 carrying Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 satellites.
The Vega C launch vehicle lifted off as scheduled on December 20, 2022 at 10:47 pm (local time in French Guiana). (2/8) The lift-off, the mission and the separation of the first stage (P120C) were nominal.