[amsat-bb] Vega to launch in February

[g0mrf at aol.com]

FYI

300 x 1450km

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16480111



"Europe has named Thursday 9 February as the day it intends to launch its new Vega rocket for the very first time.
        
The 30m-tall vehicle has been developed to take payloads up to 1.5 tonnes into a polar orbit, and will fly from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
        
The project has been led by Italian industry and is years behind on its original schedule.........




David  G0MRF