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Vega VV04 Launch Readiness Review
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Vega VV04 Launch Readiness Review

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Launch Readiness Review (RAL) of Vega VV04, carrying IXV, at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 9 February 2015.

IXV will be launched 320 km into space on top of a Vega rocket, VV04, climbing up 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
  • Giorgio Tumino (ESA)
  • IXV Vega Launch Vehicle
  • Kourou Kourou French Guiana Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) European Spaceport
  • Engineers
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