November 21, 2018 at 1:42 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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November 21, 2018 at 1:42 AM UTC
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2360, -52.7750
A second Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco. It was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. Satellite will be in particular used for mapping and land surveying activities, regional development, agricultural monitoring, the prevention and management of natural disasters, monitoring changes in the environment and desertification, as well as border and coastal surveillance.
Mission media
Vega
Height
29.9 m
Diameter
3.025 m
LEO capacity
1,500 kg
Successful launches
20
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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