Proba-V in orbit

On Monday, May 6, 2013 at 11:06 pm local time in French Guiana (4:06 on May 7 in Paris) , Arianespace successfully launched the second Vega rocket from the Guiana space Center (CSG), orbiting the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellites. Arianespace’s light-lift Vega launcher performed an intricate mission, successfully delivering three satellite passengers at two different Sun-synchronous orbital altitudes during a flight lasting just over two hours...