The Italian space agency, ASI, posted footage from several cameras mounted aboard the Vega launcher's first mission, which blasted off at 1000 GMT (5 a.m. EST) on Feb. 13 from Kourou, French Guiana.
The footage begins with an on-board downward-facing view of liftoff and separation of Vega's three solid-fueled rocket motors. Later in the video clip, you can see the rocket's payloads as they are deployed.
