VV11 – Spaceflight Now

November 18, 2019

Breaking News

[ November 17, 2019 ] ULA kicks off next Delta 4-Heavy launch campaign Delta 4
[ November 15, 2019 ] Astronauts complete bonus objectives in first in series of AMS repair spacewalks Mission Reports
[ November 15, 2019 ] Broadband satellite to serve Pacific islands delivered to Florida launch base Falcon 9
[ November 14, 2019 ] Starlink ‘train’ traces path across twilight skies Falcon 9
[ November 14, 2019 ] Complex spacewalk repair work begins Friday Mission Reports

Photos: Vega rocket lifts off with Moroccan satellite

November 9, 2017

A European Vega rocket took off Tuesday from a tropical launch pad in South America with Mohammed VI-A, a Moroccan spy satellite built in France.

Morocco’s first high-resolution surveillance satellite launched aboard Vega rocket

November 8, 2017

A reconnaissance satellite built in secrecy in France for the Moroccan government launched Tuesday on top of a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in South America.

Live coverage: Arianespace launches its 10th mission of the year

November 7, 2017

A European Vega rocket lifted off Tuesday from the Guiana Space Center on the northern shoreline of South America with a high-resolution reconnaissance satellite for the Moroccan government. Launch occurred at 8:42:31 p.m. EST Tuesday (0142:31 GMT Wednesday) from Kourou, French Guiana.