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Mohammed VI-A

successVega | Mohammed VI-A

An Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco. It was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. Satellite will be in particular used for mapping and land surveying activities, regional development, agricultural monitoring, the prevention and management of natural disasters, monitoring changes in the environment and desertification, as well as border and coastal surveillance.

Overview

Date / time
November 8, 2017 at 01:42 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Mission
Mohammed VI-A
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Vega →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 1

MOHAMMED VI-A
LEO