Trio of Canadian satellites launched on the Arianespace Vega 16 mission

Arianespace Vega 16 mission launch on September 2, 2020. Credit: Arianespace.

An Arianespace Vega launch vehicle with 53 satellites including three from Canada launched late this evening from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch had been delayed over a year as a result of the failed launch of the preceding Vega VV15 mission in July of 2019, then the pandemic, and finally the weather.

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