KazEOSat-1 (DZZ-HR) - Vega (VV03) - Куру ZLV - 30.04.2014 05:35 ЛМВ

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1123.asp

Supporting Arianespace's fast-paced 2014 launch schedule: Components are delivered for Ariane 5 and Vega missions
 
 January 9, 2014 - Vega Flight VV03 & Ariane Flight VA218
Arianespace's "supply pipeline" is supporting the company's high-activity launch pace planned for 2014, with launcher elements arriving this week in French Guiana for its third flight of the lightweight Vega and another heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission.

These components were delivered by the MN Toucan – one of two sea-going vessels performing rotations between Europe and South America, regularly transporting stages and other hardware for the Ariane 5, Vega and medium-lift Soyuz vehicles that compose Arianespace's launcher family.
Included in the MN Toucan's roll-on/roll-off interior cargo bay were the main cryogenic stage for an Ariane 5 to be launched this spring on a mission designated Flight VA218, along with its combined cryogenic upper stage/vehicle equipment bay unit.
Also carried in the cargo bay, as well as on the ship's upper deck, were components for the Zefiro 23 second stage and Zefiro 9 third stage to be used on Arianespace's next Vega mission – designated Flight VV03 in the company's numbering system. This flight will be the third performed from French Guiana by the lightweight vehicle, and is to carry the DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite built for the Republic of Kazakhstan by Airbus Defence & Space.
This hardware was unloaded from the MN Toucan after it docked at the city of Kourou's Pariacabo Port, enabling the transfer by road to the nearby Spaceport.
 For 2014, Arianespace's order book provides payloads for up to 14 launch opportunities, with the company's objective to perform 12 missions during the year – depending on the availability of satellites.  Based on current planning, this activity would be composed of six Ariane 5 launches, four Soyuz missions and two Vega flights.


Vega launcher elements to be used for Arianespace Flight VV03 are unloaded from the MN Toucan sea-going vessel's upper deck


and roll-on/roll-off interior cargo bay.

[Salo]

Не ранее апреля.

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25 апреля.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1131.asp

Another Vega launcher for Arianespace takes shape at the Spaceport
 
February 14, 2014 – Vega Flight VV03
The launcher for Arianespace's initial Vega flight of 2014 began its build-up this week at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking the first step in a mission campaign that will lead to its orbiting of the DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite.
To initiate the activity, Vega's P80 first stage was transferred yesterday from the Spaceport's Booster Integration Building to the SLV launch zone.  It was then positioned on the launch pad and protected by the mobile gantry.
The P80 is an advanced solid propellant motor that features a novel filament-wound casing structure. Using one of the largest, most powerful single-block solid propellant motors ever built, the 11-meter tall stage burns for approximately 100 seconds during Vega's first phase of flight.
This third Vega mission's DZZ-HR payload is a 900-kg.-class satellite produced by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan's government.  Once in Sun-synchronous orbit, DZZ-HR will provide very-high-quality panchromatic and multispectral products for a wide range of applications, including cadastral surveys, management of natural resources, environmental monitoring and homeland surveillance.
Vega is the light-lift member of Arianespace's launcher family, joining the medium-weight Soyuz and heavy-lift Ariane 5 in operations at the Spaceport. 
Developed in a European Space Agency program led by Italy's ASI space agency and industrial prime contractor ELV SpA., Vega was conceived for the orbiting of small- to medium-sized satellites, including institutional and scientific spacecraft.  The vehicle's benchmark mission is for a 1,500-kg. payload lift performance into a 700 km. altitude circular orbit.
The first Vega launch (designated Flight VV01 in Arianespace's numbering system) was a qualification mission performed in February 2012, carrying the LARES laser relativity satellite, a small ALMASat-1 technology microsatellite demonstrator, and seven CubeSats.   It was followed by Flight VV02 in May 2013, which orbited the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellites.


 Vega's P80 first stage for Arianespace Flight VV03 approaches the Spaceport's SLV launch complex on a transporter vehicle.

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DZZ-HR en route for launch
http://airbusdefenceandspace.com/dzz-hr-en-route-for-launch/

Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite, produced by Airbus Defence and Space, leaves Toulouse by plane and heads for Kourou.

DZZ-HR, the Republic of Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite, has just left Airbus Defence and Space's cleanrooms in Toulouse and is now on its way to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. From there a European Vega launcher will place it in orbit, with the launch date set for 25 April 2014.

DZZ-HR is a 900kg high-resolution satellite. From a low sun-synchronous orbit it will provide the Republic of Kazakhstan with a complete range of civil applications, including monitoring of natural and agricultural resources, provision of mapping data, and support for rescue operations in the event of a natural disaster.

Airbus Defence and Space, the world's leading exporter of Earth observation satellites, signed with Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS) the contract to supply the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a space Earth observation system following an international tender process in 2009.

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Airbus Defence and Space | 11 March 2014

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1138.asp

The DZZ-HR satellite is welcomed in French Guiana for its Vega launch

March 12, 2014 – Vega Flight VV03
Activities for Arianespace's next light-lift Vega flight fr om the Spaceport are now fully underway following this week's delivery of the DZZ-HR payload to French Guiana – joining the mission's launcher, which is well advanced in its preparations.

The high-resolution Earth observation satellite was transported by a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft to Félix Eboué Airport near French Guiana's capital city of Cayenne, wh ere it was unloaded for transfer by road to the Spaceport.
DZZ-HR was produced by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan's government. The 900-kg.-class spacecraft will be delivered by Vega into Sun-synchronous orbit, from which it is to provide a complete range of civil applications – including monitoring of natural and agricultural resources, provision of mapping data and support for rescue operations.
This upcoming flight – designated VV03 in Arianespace's numbering system – will mark the third Vega liftoff from French Guiana to date. Vega's first launch (VV01) was a qualification mission performed in February 2012, carrying the LARES laser relativity satellite, a small ALMASat-1 technology microsatellite demonstrator and seven CubeSats.   It was followed by Flight VV02 in May 2013, which orbited the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellites.
 Developed in a European Space Agency program led by Italy's ASI space agency and industrial prime contractor ELV SpA., Vega was conceived for the orbiting of small- to medium-sized satellites, including institutional and scientific spacecraft.


 DZZ-HR is unloaded from a Boeing 747 following the cargo jetliner's arrival at Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne, the capital city of French Guiana.

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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6114.msg1170009#msg1170009

Jester пишет:
VV03 now tracking 29th of April

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1153.asp

The DZZ-HR satellite is fueled for Arianespace's upcoming Vega launch
 

DZZ-HR will operate from Sun-synchronous orbit, providing Earth observation data for Kazakhstan in a full range of civil applications. 

 April 3, 2014 – Vega Flight VV03
Arianespace is maintaining its rapid-paced mission planning in 2014 as preparations move ahead for its next Vega light-lift mission, which is to orbit the DZZ-HR Earth observation spacecraft from French Guiana.
This 900-kg.-class satellite is undergoing the fueling process in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation center, while Vega has taken shape at the separate SLV launch facility.
DZZ-HR was produced by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan's government, and will be deployed into Sun-synchronous orbit by Vega.  Once operational, the satellite is to provide information for a complete range of civil applications – including monitoring of natural and agricultural resources, the provision of mapping data, and support for rescue operations.
Vega is one of three launchers operated by Arianespace at the Spaceport, along with the medium-lift Soyuz and heavyweight Ariane 5.  Developed in a European Space Agency program led by the Italian ASI space agency and industrial prime contractor ELV SpA., Vega was conceived to orbit small- to medium-sized satellites, including institutional and scientific spacecraft.
 The upcoming Vega mission's VV03 designation in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system signifies the third flight of this vehicle, following missions conducted in May 2013 and February 2012.

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26 апреля  в 05:35:14 ЛМВ, или 1 мая.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1154.asp

Up next in Arianespace's busy 2014 schedule is Vega Flight VV03 with the DZZ-HR payload. This Earth observation satellite was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan, and is scheduled for liftoff on April 28.

29 апреля в 05:35:14 ЛМВ

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NOTAM:

A0118/14 - RESTRICTED AREA SOR4 ACTIVATED. 28 APR 09:00 2014 UNTIL 09 MAY 02:05 2014. CREATED: 09 APR 16:48 2014

A0119/14 - DANGEROUS AREA SOD1 ACTIVATED. SFC - UNL, DAILY: 0035-0235, 29 APR 00:35 2014 UNTIL 09 MAY 02:35 2014. CREATED: 09 APR 16:53 2014

A0123/14 - TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA ACTIVATED DUE TO ROCKET LAUNCHING ARIANE ZA/VV03 LATERAL LIMITS AS FOLLOWS QUADRILATERAL: 0905N05248W 0905N05244W 0828N05244W 0828N05248W. AMSL - UNL, DAILY 0035-0235, 29 APR 00:35 2014 UNTIL 09 MAY 02:35 2014. CREATED: 11 APR 13:36 2014

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1157.asp

Arianespace's Vega launcher receives its "upper composite" for this month's mission

April 17, 2014 – Vega Flight VV03
The third Vega has completed its build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, allowing final checkout to begin ahead of this lightweight launcher's April 28 mission with the DZZ-HR Earth observation satellite.
Vega's assembly concluded this week with integration of the "upper composite," consisting of DZZ-HR and its protective payload fairing. Installation took place at the Spaceport's ZLV launch site, inside the facility's protective mobile gantry.  
Produced by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan's government, DZZ-HR will be deployed into Sun-synchronous orbit on the upcoming Vega flight.  Once operational, it is to provide information for a complete range of civil applications – including monitoring of natural and agricultural resources, the provision of mapping data, and support for rescue operations.
Vega is one of three launchers operated by Arianespace at the Spaceport, along with the medium-lift Soyuz and heavyweight Ariane 5.  Developed in a European Space Agency program led by the Italian ASI space agency and industrial prime contractor ELV SpA., Vega was conceived to orbit small- to medium-sized satellites, including institutional and scientific spacecraft.
The lightweight vehicle has three solid-propellant stages, along with a liquid-propellant upper module for attitude/orbit control and satellite deployment.  The ZLV launch site from which it operates originally was used for the Ariane 1 and Ariane 3 vehicles, and has been refurbished for its new role with Vega.
The first Vega launch (designated Flight VV01 in Arianespace's numbering system) was a qualification mission performed in February 2012, carrying the LARES laser relativity satellite, a small ALMASat-1 technology microsatellite demonstrator, and seven CubeSats.   It was followed by Flight VV02 in May 2013, which orbited the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellites.



     
Vega's "upper composite" is integrated on the launch vehicle in this photo series, beginning with its hoisting to the appropriate level of the ZLV launch site's mobile gantry



The two photos show the component being lowered into position, then mated with its Vega launcher.

[che wi]

Запуск спутника «KazEOSat-1» с космодрома Куру запланирован на 29 апреля 2014 года
http://inform.kz/rus/article/2650889

АСТАНА. КАЗИНФОРМ - Первый казахстанский спутник дистанционного зондирования Земли (ДЗЗ) будет запущен с космодрома Куру во Французской Гвиане 28 апреля 2014 года в 22:35 местного времени, что соответствует 29 апреля 07:35 времени Астаны.

Первый казахстанский спутник ДЗЗ «KazEOSat-1» (Kazakhstan Earth Observation Satellite - казахстанский спутник наблюдения Земли) изготовлен по заказу Казкосмоса французской компанией Airbus Defence and Space (в недавнем прошлом EADS Astrium).

KazEOSat-1 предназначен для предоставления полного спектра услуг ДЗЗ, получения снимков территории Республики Казахстан, а также других участков Земли в целях мониторинга, предотвращения стихийных бедствий, проведения земельного кадастра, картографирования для обеспечения обороны и безопасности страны.

KazEOSat-1 будет выведен на солнечно-синхронную орбиту (около 700 км от Земли) европейским ракетоносителем «Вега».

Контракт на поставку Правительству Республики Казахстан космической системы дистанционного зондирования Земли (КС ДЗЗ) был подписан между Airbus Defence and Space - мировым лидером по экспорту спутников зондирования Земли и подведомственным Казкосмосу АО «НК «Қазақстан Ғарыш Сапары»  в 2009 году по итогам международного тендерного процесса.

В состав КС ДЗЗ РК входит два космических аппарата: высокого и среднего пространственного разрешений, а также наземный целевой комплекс и наземный комплекс управления космическими аппаратами ДЗЗ в городе Астана.

KazEOSat-1 - это первый спутник дистанционного зондирования Земли Казахстана высокого пространственного разрешения в 1 метр.

Второй космический аппарат ДЗЗ среднего пространственного разрешения в 6,5 метра  (KazEOSat-2) также создан подведомственной Airbus Defence and Space британской компанией SSTL.

Сдача в эксплуатацию наземного комплекса управления космическими аппаратами ДЗЗ (НКУ КА ДЗЗ) в городе Астане запланирована на июль 2014 года.

В рамках казахстанско-французского контракта на создание КС ДЗЗ полный курс практической стажировки во Франции и Великобритании прошли 50 казахстанских инженеров, которые будут автономно управлять спутником и обрабатывать космические снимки в новом здании НКУ КА ДЗЗ.

Для участия в запуске  KazEOSat-1 во Французскую Гвиану отправится казахстанская делегация во главе с председателем Национального космического агентства РК Талгатом Мусабаевым.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1158.asp

Vega is readied for its third Arianespace mission, carrying a pioneering Earth observation spacecraft

 April 22, 2014 – Vega Flight VV03
Arianespace's Vega mission with DZZ-HR, Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite, is entering the final preparation phase for a nighttime liftoff next week from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
This will be the light-lift Vega's third flight, once again demonstrating its capability to accommodate a full range of payloads as the smallest member in Arianespace's launcher family – operating along with the medium-lift Soyuz and heavyweight Ariane 5 at the Spaceport.
The mission is set for April 28, at an exact liftoff time of 10:35:15 p.m. from Vega's SLV launch complex.  It will deploy DZZ-HR into a Sun-synchronous orbit, inclined 98.5 deg. at the conclusion of a flight lasting 55 minutes, 29 seconds.  
DZZ-HR has an estimated liftoff mass of 830 kg. and was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan to perform civilian applications ranging from the monitoring of natural and agricultural resources to the provision of mapping data and support for rescue operations during natural disasters.
With a nominal design service lifetime of 7.25 years, the high-resolution spacecraft will be renamed KazEOSat 2 once reaching its assigned orbit.

 

Mission highlights

During Vega's initial ascent from the Spaceport, DZZ-HR will be protected by a 7.90-meter-long payload fairing (shown in the cut-away drawing at right), which is to be jettisoned 3 min., 54 sec. after liftoff.  The flight will be powered by Vega's solid propellant P80 first stage, Zefiro 23 second stage and Zefiro 9 third stage.  The AVUM (Attitude & Vernier Upper Module) upper stage has a bipropellant propulsion system for orbital injection, with its monopropellant propulsion system providing roll and attitude control.
Vega was developed to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) and Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), serving as a capable vehicle to meet existing and emerging market requirements.
Development of Vega was handled in the framework of a European Space Agency (ESA) program financed by Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden.  The launcher design authority and prime contractor is Italy's ELV – a joint venture company of Avio and the Italian space agency – while Arianespace is responsible for handling the launch operations.
The upcoming Vega mission is designated Flight VV03 in Arianespace's numbering system.  Vega's first launch (Flight VV01) was a qualification mission performed in February 2012, carrying the LARES laser relativity satellite, a small ALMASat-1 technology microsatellite demonstrator, and seven CubeSats.   This was followed by Flight VV02 in May 2013, which orbited the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 spacecraft.
 
Liftoff time for VV03
UTC
01:35:15 on April 29, 2014

[che wi]

Какая-то путаница с названием этих КазЕОСат'ов: на сайте Казкосмоса говорят, что с Куру запускают «KazEOSat-1» (следовательно, на Днепре полетит #2); Арианспейс же сообщает, что запущенный ими DZZ-HR после вывода на орбиту переименуют в KazEOSat-2 :)

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1160.asp

It's a "go" for Arianespace's Vega launch with Kazakhstan's first Earth observation satellite
 
April 26, 2014 – Vega Flight VV03
Arianespace's next Vega mission fr om French Guiana has been given the "all clear" for liftoff on April 28 with its DZZ-HR payload, following completion of the launch readiness review performed today at the Spaceport.
This assessment – held before each flight of an Arianespace launcher family member – confirmed that the light-lift vehicle and its DZZ-HR satellite passenger are flight-ready, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and the network of downrange tracking stations.
The upcoming mission is designated Flight VV03 in Arianespace's numbering system, and it will be performed from the Spaceport's SLV launch site – wh ere the Vega was assembled and now stands in a flight-ready configuration, protected by a mobile gantry that will be withdrawn prior to liftoff.
With today's launch readiness review completed, all is set for the Vega's scheduled liftoff precisely at 10:35:15 p.m. local time in French Guiana on Monday, April 28. Its subsequent 55-minute, 29-second flight will conclude with deployment of DZZ-HR – which was built by Airbus Defence and Space for the Republic of Kazakhstan – into a Sun-synchronous orbit, inclined 98.5 deg.
DZZ-HR will perform civilian applications ranging from the monitoring of natural and agricultural resources to the provision of mapping data and support for rescue operations during natural disasters.  It has a liftoff mass of approximately 830 kg., and will be re-designated KazEOSat-1 after reaching the assigned orbit.
Vega is one of three launchers operated by Arianespace at the Spaceport, along with the medium-lift Soyuz and heavyweight Ariane 5.  It was developed in a European Space Agency program financed by Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden – conceived to orbit small- to medium-sized satellites, including institutional and scientific spacecraft.
Design authority and prime contractor for Vega is Italy's ELV – a joint venture company of Avio and the Italian space agency – while Arianespace has responsibility for handling the launch operations.
Flight VV03 will be the third launch for Vega, following its qualification in February 2012 (carrying the LARES laser relativity satellite, a small ALMASat-1 technology microsatellite demonstrator, and seven CubeSats), and a mission in May 2013 (which orbited the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 spacecraft).  
 
Liftoff time for VV03
UTC
01:35:15 on April 29, 2014

   
 The decal for DZZ-HR – which includes the Republic of Kazakhstan flag and logo for this Earth observation satellite's prime contractor, Airbus Defence and Space – was added to the Vega launcher's payload fairing during earlier mission preparation activity at the Spaceport.

[che wi]

Казахстанский спутник «KazEOSat-1» 80% своих снимков будет продавать другим странам
http://bnews.kz/ru/news/post/201233/

Казахстанский спутник «KazEOSat-1» 80% своих снимков будет продавать другим странам. Об этом сообщил заместитель председателя Национального космического агентства Республики Казахстан Еркин Шаймагамбетов, передает корреспондент BNews.kz.
 
Спутник дистанционного зондирования Земли высокого пространственного разрешения «KazEOSat-1» будет выведет на орбиту завтра, 29 апреля 2014 года, в 07:35, с космодрома Куру во французской Гвиане.

«Спутник дистанционного зондирования земли (ДЗЗ) высокого разрешения позволяет получать снимки из космоса в интересах МЧС РК, экологии, сельского хозяйства. Мы будем непосредственно получать снимки непосредственно территории нашей страны. Мы будем получать их оперативно и это важно при наводнениях, при ЧС очень важно получать оперативную информацию из космоса. Также ресурсы нашего спутника будут задействованы не только в интересах нашей страны, но и в интересах всего мирового сообщества. 80% ресурса будут ориентированы на за рубеж и у нас уже есть договоренность с французской стороной о том чтобы они распространяли снимки с нашего спутника в интересах других стран», - сообщил Еркын Шаймагамбетов.

«Срок эксплуатации спутника дистанционного зондирования земли - 7 лет и 80% ресурсов выкупает французская сторона, которая будет обеспечивать продажу этих снимков за рубежом. Оставшиеся 20% удовлетворяют наши потребности, и эти ресурсы будут использованы в интересах сельского хозяйства, экономики и безопасности Казахстана», - добавил он.

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Vega goes commercial

At Europe's Spaceport, Vega is being prepared for its third flight. This will be a commercial flight operated by Arianespace to launch the first Earth observation satellite of Kazakhstan.

After its qualification in February 2012, ESA had planned four promotional missions to introduce Vega to the satellite market - the so-called 'VERTA' flights or Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment programme - aiming at demonstrating the flexibility of the Vega launch system. But customers did not wait.

ESA is currently adapting its launcher programmes to fit to the evolving satellite market, while at the same time maintaining independent access to space for Europe.

This video shows the Vega launch campaign in Kourou, as well as images of Soyuz and Ariane 5 with graphics of Ariane 6 and includes an interview with Gaele Winters, ESA Director of Launchers.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE ‏@S101_Live 21 мин.
 No reason for the #VV03 launch scrub given at this time.

  Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 22 мин.
 SCRUB. Tonight's #Vega launch has been postponed. http://spaceflightnow.com/vega/vv03/status.html ... #VV03
 
  Next Launch ‏@nextlaunch 22 мин.
 Todays launch of Vega carrying KazEOSat-1 (DZZ-HR) has been SCRUBBED.

  Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust 22 мин.
 Arianespace webcast reporting that tonight's Vega launch has been postponed; no reason given.

  Spaceflight101 LIVE ‏@S101_Live 23 мин.
 DELAY - #Vega #VV03 will not launch tonight. http://www.arianespace.tv/ 

Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 29 мин.
 15 minutes to liftoff! Make sure you're in place to watch #Vega Flight #VV03 with our high-definition video feed: http://bit.ly/1frBNJl 
 
  ESA ‏@esa 28 мин.
 Follow tonight's #Vega #VV03 @Arianespace launch streaming starts in 5 mins on http://bit.ly/TyTAUD

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 SPACEFLIGHT101 Spaceflight101  7 мин
 Vega Launch with KazEOSat-1 Postponed - http://bit.ly/1mwkxGW  | #VV03 pic.twitter.com/XTkax5HQOr