Vietnamese satellite booked for second Vega launch [Spaceflight Now]
Vietnam's first Earth observation satellite will be launched in April on the second flight of Europe's Vega launcher, Arianespace announced Friday.
ESA's Proba-V environmental satellite was assigned last year to the second Vega launch. But Arianespace and ESA, which is managing the mission as a demonstration launch, did not disclose what other satellites would be carried on the second Vega flight.
With the addition of VNREDSat 1A, the April launch mark the first test the rocket's Vespa dual-payload adapter. Proba-V will ride in the upper position of the Vespa adapter, and VNREDSat 1A will sit in the lower position in the structure.
