A launch, two missions and five satellites: the small European pitcher Vega C took off Friday night on Friday night at the scheduled schedule, at 11:03 pm local time (02:03 GMT), of the Kourou Space Center in French Guyana, said an AFP correspondent on the site.
On board are the CO3D satellites. These are four satellites launched on behalf of Airbus Defense and Space and the National Center for Space Studies (CNES). This constellation is intended to provide a three -dimensional and high -resolution balloon map. His useful life is about eight years.
“Understand global warming”
The other satellite, thrown in the name of the cynes, is called microcarbon. It must map the sources and carbon dioxide wells throughout the planet.
An important tool to “understand global warming,” said David Cavaillolès, executive president of Arianespace, during the presentation a few minutes before the launch. The microcarbo must work for five years.
The two satellites will be placed in different orbits. This is the third launch of the year of the Guyanese Space Center, and the second launch of Vega C. an upcoming release, with the Ariane 6 Launcher, is scheduled for August.
Source: BFM TV
