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Vega VV04 IXV Liftoff
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Vega VV04 IXV Liftoff

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Vega VV04 carrying ESA's experimental spaceplane, IXV, lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 11 February 2015.

IXV will be released at 320 km and will then coast to 420 km before beginning a long glide back through the atmosphere. In the process, IXV will gather data on reentry conditions to help guide the design of future spaceplanes.

More about IXV: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV Connect with IXV on Twitter: twitter.com/esa_ixv

  • ESA–S. Corvaja, 2015
  • Space Transportation
  • IXV
  • Vega Launch Vehicle IXV
  • Kourou Kourou Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) Vega Launch Pad, CSG France French Guiana European Spaceport
  • Launching
  • Launch Launch campaign
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