{"id":14439,"date":"2017-08-03T22:14:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T14:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-vega-rocket-lifts-off-from-french-guiana\/"},"modified":"2017-08-03T22:14:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T14:14:49","slug":"photos-vega-rocket-lifts-off-from-french-guiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-vega-rocket-lifts-off-from-french-guiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Vega rocket lifts off from French Guiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A four-stage Vega rocket streaked into space Tuesday night from French Guiana, hauling two Israeli-made satellites into polar orbit on military surveillance and environmental research missions.<\/p>\n<p>The 98-foot-tall (30-meter) rocket took off at 0158:33 GMT Wednesday (9:58:33 p.m. EDT; 10:58:33 p.m. French Guiana time) with the Optsat 3000 and&nbsp;Ven\u00b5s spacecraft, each weighing less than a half-ton.<\/p>\n<p>The small satellites will collect optical reconnaissance imagery for the Italian military and gather data on Earth\u2019s vegetation for the Israeli and French space agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below show retraction of the mobile gantry at the Vega launch in Kourou, French Guiana, followed by blastoff.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZUSSizzKag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26269\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26269\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_001.jpg 594w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_001-21x30.jpg 21w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26270\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26270\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_005.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_005-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_005-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_005-678x479.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_005-30x21.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26271\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26271\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_007.jpg 594w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_007-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_007-21x30.jpg 21w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26272\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26272\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_019.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_019-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_019-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_019-678x479.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_019-30x21.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26273\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26273\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_029.jpg 594w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_029-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Retrait-portique_029-21x30.jpg 21w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26275\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26275\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_123.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_123-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_123-21x30.jpg 21w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 OV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26276\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26276\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20476505_1522704041101272_8924934442280231289_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20476505_1522704041101272_8924934442280231289_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20476505_1522704041101272_8924934442280231289_n-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20476505_1522704041101272_8924934442280231289_n-21x30.jpg 21w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26274\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26274\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_096.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_096-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_096-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_096-678x479.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Decollage-plan-large_096-30x21.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 OV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-stage Vega rocket streaked into space Tuesday night from French Guiana, hauling two Israeli-made satellites into polar orbit on military surveillance and environmental research missions. The 98-foot-tall (30-meter) rocket took off at 0158:33 GMT Wednesday (9:58:33 p.m. EDT; 10:58:33 p.m. French Guiana time) with the Optsat 3000 and&nbsp;Ven\u00b5s spacecraft, each weighing less than a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[498,1244,690,159,2185,1775,242,1773],"class_list":["post-14439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-arianespace","tag-avio","tag-cnes","tag-earth-observation","tag-elbit","tag-electric-propulsion","tag-france","tag-guiana-space-center"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}