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Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6

December 21, 2022 at 1:47 AM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 launch image
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December 21, 2022 at 1:47 AM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2360, -52.7750

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Rocket
Vega-C
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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January 27, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC

Mission description

Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 are the last two in a constellation of four optical high-resolution Earth observation satellites built and operated by Airbus. It is a dual purpose constellation, serving both civilian and military purposes.

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Flight VV22 – Zoom in | Pleiades Neo 5 & 6 | Vega C launch | Arianespace

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Vehicle

Vega-C

Vega

Height

34.8 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

3,300 kg

Successful launches

6

Launch complex

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

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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Mission updates

Targeting November 23

October 14, 2022 at 10:19 AM UTC · Nosu

Updating date, adding T-0 and setting GO

November 8, 2022 at 12:53 PM UTC · Nosu

Launch postponed to NET December due to a defective equipment on the launcher.

November 24, 2022 at 4:02 PM UTC · Nosu

New launch date.

November 25, 2022 at 11:09 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

New launch time.

November 30, 2022 at 8:01 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin