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    Vega launch

    Does anybody know when the dates when the first and second Vega launches will be?

    I'm involved in a cubesat project which may be launched on the second one, and with complete disregard for my schedule the ESA have decided to launch it around the same time as I am supposed to be getting married (summer 2009). My fiancée is kind of nervous she will have to compete so wants to know if there is an exact date yet.
    Last edited by Damburger; 2008-Feb-03 at 09:17 AM. Reason: .

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    For convenience, that Wikipedia link is Vega (launcher). (Needed square brackets instead of angle brackets.)

    I can see at a braindead ASI (Italian Space Agency) website that doesn't seem to let you actually grab a URL to reference some text:

    The first launcher is actually scheduled for 2008.
    The ESA site is a little better, and gives slightly more detail, but insufficient specifics:

    Development of the Vega launcher started in 1998. The first launch is planned for late in 2008 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana where the Ariane 1 launch facilities are being adapted for its use.
    And if you are thinking 2009, then both of those are maybe out of date.

    Edit: Must be out of date. Arianespace has it:

    Vega's first qualification flight in 2009 is expected to be followed by launches at an average rate of 2 missions per year.
    From a quick look around the Web, extrapolating from current out-of-date pronouncements, seeing no-to-little fall in the slippage rate, frankly, I'd expect to see it late 2009, 2010, even later.
    Last edited by 01101001; 2008-Feb-02 at 08:33 PM.

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