Mission
Earth Science · MEO
Maiden flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle, carrying the LARES-2 passive satellite. It is a 40 cm diameter sphere with laser mirrors to study the Earth gravitational field and relativistic effects. Also onboard are six European research cubesats.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARES-2 2022-080A | Payload | 5882 × 5896 km · 70.1° | Globe |
| ROBUSTA-1F (MTCUBE 2) 2022-080B | Payload | 5833 × 5854 km · 70.2° | Globe |
| ASTROBIO CUBESAT 2022-080C | Payload | 5833 × 5866 km · 70.2° | Globe |
| TRISAT-R 2022-080D | Payload | 5833 × 5864 km · 70.2° | Globe |
| GREENCUBE (IO-117) 2022-080E | Payload | 5832 × 5854 km · 70.1° | Globe |
| ALPHA 2022-080F | Payload | 5549 × 6134 km · 70.2° | Globe |
| CELESTA 2022-080G | Payload | 5669 × 5917 km · 70.7° | Globe |
| OBJECT H 2022-080H | Unknown | 5835 × 5852 km · 70.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2022-080 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).