Ariane flight VA262

Maiden flight of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle. Ariane flight VA262 was launched on July 9, 2024 aboard a Ariane 62 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 2024-128ENORAD 60239European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT: Ariane 6 Dummy Payload
Common name: Ariane flight VA262
Payload designation: Ariane VA262 Payload
International designator: 2024-128E
NORAD catalog number: 60239
GCAT identifier: S60239

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Ari6
Owner: ESA
Country: European Space Agency
Builder: ArianeGroup
Platform (bus): Ari6DP

Launch

Date: July 9, 2024 · 19:00 UTC
Launch record: 2024-128Partial · 0.85
Rocket: Ariane 62
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 570 km
Apogee: 596 km
Inclination: 62.00°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: Jul 9, 2024
End of operations: Jul 9, 2024

Size

Mass: 1,600 kg
Dry mass: 1,600 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 7,711 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 4.00 m
Span: 4.0 m

Launched together

³Cat-4Technology · UPC GRBBetaAstronomy · TUKE ISTSat-1Technology · IST Lisboa OOV-CubeTechnology · TUB Curium OneTechnology · Plan. Tr. Sys ROBUSTA-3ATechnology · Montpellier

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q127460082 (CC0).