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The launch of Vietnam satellite delayed by weather

The launch of the Vietnam's satellite for earth observation on Vega lightweight rocket was put off until an unspecified date due to bad weather conditions at the Guyana Space Centre in Kourou, France, said the European Space Agency (ESA).
The 115kg VNREDSat-1 of Vietnam is one of the three 'passengers' on the space vehicle, with the two others include a 140kg Proba-V satellite of ESA to map vegetation cover and a 1.3kg Estonian microsatellite, ESTCube-1, to test an electric solar sail.
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Arianespace to launch VNREDSat-1A built by Astrium for Vietnam

Arianespace and Astrium today signed the launch contract for the VNREDSat-1A Earth observation satellite, on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology. This ceremony was attended by ESA's Director General and by representatives of the Directorate of Launchers.
VNREDSat-1A will be launched during the second quarter of 2013 by the second Vega launcher, VERTA 1, performed by Arianespace at the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana, for the European Space Agency (ESA). The satellite will be carried in the lower position on the Vespa multiple launch structure used for this mission.
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