The mission

SEOSAT-Ingenio – Spanish for ingenuity – was designed to image Earth’s land with a resolution of 2.5 m. With its capability to look sideways, it could have accessed any point on Earth within three days. The mission would have benefitted society through numerous disciplines such as cartography, agriculture, forestry, urban development and water management.

The launch

Date: Mission lost on 17 November 2020 owing to launch failure
Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Rocket: Vega

2.5 m resolution

7 yrs mission life

670 km altitude

39 days revisit time

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ARCHIVE CONTENT: 17 DEC. 2020

Loss of Vega flight VV17: Independent Enquiry Commission announces conclusions

On Tuesday, November 17, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which was carrying two payloads, SEOSAT-Ingenio, an Earth-science observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of Spain's Center for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), and TARANIS for France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES).

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ARCHIVE CONTENT: 13 NOV. 2020

SEOSAT-Ingenio hoisted into launch tower

Ahead of its liftoff, scheduled on Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 02:52 CET (16 November 22:52 local time in Kourou), the SEOSAT-Ingenio satellite sealed in the rocket fairing has been hoisted into the Vega launch tower at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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ARCHIVE CONTENT: 13 NOV. 2020

Preparing to fly an Earth-observing genius

Teams at ESA's mission control centre are getting ready to ensure a new Earth observation mission safely begins its life in space. The SEOSAT-Ingenio mission will provide high-resolution images of Earth’s surface, providing crucial data to better understand our environment and for land, water and risk management and security.

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ARCHIVE CONTENT: 10 NOV. 2020

SEOSAT-Ingenio sealed from view

As preparations for the launch of SEOSAT-Ingenio continue on schedule, the team at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou have bid farewell to the satellite as it was sealed inside the rocket fairing. The spacecraft is currently scheduled to launch on the evening of Monday 16 November/morning of Tuesday 17 November.

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