Vega flight VV07
Vega flight VV07 () is the Vega space launch, of the PerúSAT-1 and 4 SkySat satellites. Payload. The flight was a multi-payload mission that deployed 5 Earth observation satellites into orbit, with a total payload mass of about including the satellites, their adapters and dispensers. PerúSAT-1. PerúSAT-1, with a mass of approximately , was in the lower position and was the last satellite to be separated, approximately 1 hour, 42 minutes and 59 seconds after lift-off. It was deployed into a sun-synchronous orbit with perigee and apogee altitudes of respectively and , and an inclination of 98.2 ° as target. It later reached autonomously its quasi-circular operational orbit at in altitude. SkySat-4 to -7. The 4 SkySats, numbered 4 to 7, with individual masses of approximately , were in the upper position. Their target orbit was a sun-synchronous orbit with a semi-major axis of (perigee of and apogee of ) and an inclination of 97.4°. They were deployed one by one every 2 seconds starting approximately 40 minutes and 21 seconds after lift-off. Mission description. Launch date. The launch took place on 16 September 2016 at 01:43:35UTC (15 September 2016 at 22:43:35 local time ) from the ELV launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. Timeline. The mission last approximately 2 hours, 6 minutes and 38 seconds until re-entry of the third stage into the Earth's lower atmosphere. Statistics. The mission was the launch of the Vega launcher (the out of 2 in 2016), and the Arianespace mission (the out of 11 that year).