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This page records Vega | Falcon Eye 1 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Falcon Eye 1 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye 1 is the first of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE’s military.
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Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
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An anomaly occurred shortly after MECO and stage separation. Preliminary findings indicate that super-hot gas from burning solid propellant impinged on the structure of the second stage, causing the vehicle to break apart.
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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