Main | My profile | Log outLogged in as Guest | Group "Guests" | RSS
Menu

Space encyclopedia

Publications

Photo gallery

Astrophilately

Contact us

Links

Download

Categories

Manned Space Flights. [1027]
Philatelic Exhibitions. [22]
Space Mail [69]
For Collectors on Space Thematic [50]
Site news [15]

Search

Statistics


Main » 2017 » August » 11 » Vega rocket orbited 2 Earth-imaging satellites.


Vega rocket orbited 2 Earth-imaging satellites.
21:15

On August 2, 2017 at 01:58 UTC (on August 1 at 22:58 local time) the “Vega” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. The rocket orbited the “OPTSAT-3000” and the “Venus” satellites. Both satellites were built by Israel Aerospace Industries. The “Optsat 3000” is Italy’s first optical surveillance satellite designed for a lifetime of at least seven years, carries a Jupiter remote sensing camera provided by Israel-based Elbit Systems Ltd. capable of resolving objects on the ground smaller than a half-meter. The “Venus” (VENµS, Venus, Vegetation and Environment Monitoring New Micro-Satellite) mission is a 50-50 collaboration between Israel and France. “Venus” will take pictures of vegetation, glaciers, coastlines and other features from its high orbital position.

Attachments:
Category: | Views: 1021 | Added by: Skyflyer | Tags: | Rating: 0.0/0 | |
Total comments: 0
Login form
We are on TV


Read more »

Our Awards


Read more »

Office
Guest


Archives of news
Copyright MyCorp © 2024