Kourou. The European launcher, Vega Avio is ready to launch satellites that are very important for everyday lifeinto orbit at the European Space Centre in Kourou, in French Guiana. The seventh flight (VV07) also inaugurates the commercial phase, for which Avio has already signed a €260 million contract with Arianespace for ten launch vehicles. With Thursday’s launch, Vega will place four observation satellites of Terra Bella in Low Earth Orbit and the first satellite in the history of Peru. Vega is the European launch vehicle designed, developed and manufactured in Italy by Avio through its subsidiary ELV (30% owned by ASI). (9Colonne)
