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After the Crash – ESA Rocket Makes a Comeback

This evening, it's time for the ESA rocket Vega to take off into space. The previous launch ended with the rocket crashing into the sea and two satellites were lost.

» Published: 04 December 2024

After the Crash – ESA Rocket Makes a Comeback
Photo: JM Guillon/AP/TT

Clock 22.20 Swedish time, the Vega-C rocket takes off from the launch site in French Guiana in South America. In the payload is the environmental satellite Sentinel-1C, which together with its sister satellite 1A will provide the EU's climate service Copernicus with data.

Important parts – such as antennas, the rocket's computer, and the separation system between the satellite and rocket – have been manufactured in Sweden by Beyond Gravity in Gothenburg and Linköping.

Last time it ended in failure for the 35-meter high Vega C rocket. An nozzle unexpectedly overheated, which led to a pressure drop 151 seconds after launch during the night towards December 21, 2022, Swedish time. The rocket – loaded with two private satellites belonging to Airbus Defence and Space – self-destructed and the debris crashed into the Atlantic.

For the European Space Agency ESA, the Vega series is an important rocket, since it is self-developed and complements the larger Ariane family. Since the failed launch, two successful tests have been conducted with an improved nozzle, according to ESA.

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