Vegas rocket will deploy multiple satellites into multiple orbits

The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning the second launch of its Vega rocket on 3 May from its spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana.

Vega is a single-body rocket with three solid-propellant stages and a liquid-propellant upper module for attitude and orbit control, and satellite release. Unlike most small launchers, Vega is able to place multiple payloads into orbit and ESA hope aims to make access to space easier, quicker and cheaper for smaller 300 to 2,000kg satellites used for many scientific and Earth observation missions.

By: Jenny Winder, SEN.com, Edited by: Kadhim Shubber

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