Arianespace Vega launch fails, Emirati satellite lost
WASHINGTON —
The fifteenth launch of a European Vega rocket ended in failure July 10, resulting in the loss of an imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates.
The Vega rocket,
built by Italian manufacturer Avio, lifted off at 9:53 p.m. Eastern from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on the northern coast of South America.
Telemetry data
indicated a deviation from the rocket’s intended course around its second minute of flight. The rocket left its intended course during its second-stage burn.
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