Arianespace’s Vega successfully lofts DZZ-HR satellite

Arianespace launched the third Vega mission at the second attempt, completing a mission tasked with lofting Kazakhstan’s DZZ-HR Earth observation satellite, also known by the name KazEOSat-1, into a Sun-synchronous orbit. Launch occurred on time at 01:35 UTC (Wednesday UTC), with the rocket lifting off from pad ELA-1 at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Apr 30)