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RE: Proba-V satellite

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ESA's Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across the globe to be followed in flight from space.
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Proba-V opens its eyes

Earth watcher Proba-V is in good health following its launch last week. The Vegetation imager has been switched on and the first image has been captured over western France.
The miniature satellite is designed to map land cover and vegetation growth across the entire planet every two days. The data can be used for alerting authorities to crop failures or monitoring the spread of deserts and deforestation.
The satellite's vegetation imager was switched on yesterday in time to get a glimpse of France's coast along the Bay of Biscay and the lush interior. The data were then sent down to ESA's Redu centre in Belgium.
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Vega launch transmission replay - Part 1

Watch the replay of Vega's flight VV02 carrying Proba-V, VNRedSat and ESTCube-1
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Esa's Vega rocket puts Proba-V vegetation mission in orbit

Europe's Vega rocket has successfully completed its second mission.
The vehicle left the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 23:06 local time on Friday (02:06 GMT, Saturday), placing three satellites in orbit.
Its primary payload was the 140kg Proba-V spacecraft.
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Esa's Vega rocket poised for second launch

Europe's new small satellite launcher, Vega, is about to make only its second outing from the Kourou spaceport.
Lift-off from French Guiana is scheduled for 23:06 local time on Friday (02:06 GMT, Saturday).
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VEGA VNR

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Saturday, 4 May 2013 - 03:45 CEST: Follow the launch of Vega VV02 with Proba-V and companions

Join us in the early hours of Saturday 4 May for the Vega's second flight, Vega VV02, carrying ESA's Proba-V vegetation tracking microsatellite and two companion satellites. Streaming starts at 03.45 CEST (01:45 GMT) with liftoff scheduled for 04:06 CEST (02:06 GMT) on 4 May. After separation of Proba-V there will be a short break in transmission. Streaming will resume at 05.50 CEST (03:50 GMT), for the release of VNREDSat-1 and ESTCubSat-1.
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Arianespace VV02 - Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1: Launch postponed by 24 hours

To carry out additional checks on the mobile gantry system used on the Vega launch complex (SLV), the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace have decided to postpone the Vega launch VV02 for 24 hours. It was originally scheduled for the night of May 2 to 3.

Liftoff is scheduled for the night of May 3 to 4, 2013, at exactly:
11:06:31 pm (local time in French Guiana, on May 3, 2013) 10:06:31 pm (Washington, DC) 02:06:31 (UTC) on May 4, 2013 4:06:31 am (Paris) 9:06:31 am (Hanoi)

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Proba-V minisatellite reaches Europe's Spaceport

ESA's Proba-V minisatellite for mapping global vegetation has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, where it is being prepared for a mid-April launch atop a Vega launcher.
The small satellite, cocooned in its protective container, landed on the Air France daily passenger flight on Friday 8 March, arriving at 16:15 local time (19: 15 GMT).
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