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Pleiades NEO 5/6

Vega C launch from Kourou (France) on December 21, 2022, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 21, 2022 · 01:47 UTCLaunch 2022-F06Launch no. 6,361 in the log
RocketVega C
SpaceportKouroupad ZLV
OutcomeFailurestage 2 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyArianespaceFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 21, 2022, 01:47
Launch designation
2022-F06
Mission
Pleiades NEO 5/6
Vehicle flight ID
VV22

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
110 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF · S2P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Pleiades Neo 52022-F06Airbus Defense and Space - Intelligence———
Pleiades Neo 62022-F06Airbus Defense and Space - Intelligence———

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