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European Vega Launcher - First flight - 2012

by

ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/CSG/Novapix

Reference

e-leu14-00001

Date

2016-12-26

On 13 February 2012, the first Vega lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Onboard was a payload of 9 satellites, including LARES, AlmaSat-1 and 7 CubeSats from European Universities.