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LARES 2

Vega C launch from Kourou (European Space Agency) on July 13, 2022, carrying 7 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 13, 2022 · 13:13 UTCLaunch 2022-080Launch no. 6,262 in the log
RocketVega C
SpaceportKouroupad ZLV
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyESAEuropean Space Agency

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 13, 2022, 13:13
Launch designation
2022-080
Mission
LARES 2
Vehicle flight ID
VV21

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
6,134 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.314 t
Payloads
7
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
LARES 22022-080ANORAD 53105Italian Space AgencyTechnology295 kgIn orbit
Italy-OSCAR 1172022-080BNORAD 53106Agency for New Technologies, Energy and EnvironmentBiology4 kgIn orbit
AstroBio Cubesat2022-080CNORAD 53107Universita di Roma la Sapienaza (Scoula di Ingengneria Aerospaziale)Technology4 kgIn orbit, no recent tracking
Trisat-R2022-080DNORAD 53108University of MariborOptical imaging4 kgIn orbit, no recent tracking
Alpha2022-080FNORAD 53110Arca DynamicsTechnology1 kgIn orbit, no recent tracking
Celesta2022-080GNORAD 53111Montpellier UniversityTechnology1 kgIn orbit, no recent tracking
MTCube-22022-080HNORAD 53112Montpellier UniversityTechnology1 kgIn orbit, no recent tracking

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.