December 2, 2020 at 1:33 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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December 2, 2020 at 1:33 AM UTC
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Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.3019, -52.8346
Falcon Eye 2 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye is the second of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE's military.
Mission media
Arianespace Flight VS24 - 1 December (EN)
Full video recordSoyuz · Fregat
Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
LEO capacity
7,020 kg
Successful launches
8
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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April 3, 2014 at 9:02 PM UTC
Soyuz/Falcon Eye 2 should be Nov. 28 in Kourou/29 UTC per SFN