Le mardi 17 novembre, Arianespace a annoncé l’échec de la mission Vega VV17 qui transportait deux charges utiles, le satellite d’observation de la Terre SEOSAT-Ingenio pour l’ESA au nom du Centre espagnol pour le développement des technologies industrielles (CDTI), et TARANIS pour le Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) français. It was planned to be injected 54 minutes after launch into its target sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 670 km (semi-major axis of about 7050 km) and mean local time of the descending node approximately equal to 10:30. Paris, 17 November 2020. Poster: Arianespace. 17 November 2020 On Tuesday 17 November, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, carrying two payloads: SEOSAT-Ingenio for ESA and TARANIS for the French space agency, CNES. Mardi 17 novembre, Arianespace a annoncé la perte de la mission Taranis. ET. The first three stages … But eight minutes after liftoff, “f ollowing the first ignition of the engine of the Avum upper stage, a deviation of trajectory was identified, entailing the loss of the mission,” Arianespace said in a press release. On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, carrying two payloads: SEOSAT-Ingenio for ESA and TARANIS for the French space agency, CNES. On Tuesday, November 17, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which was carrying two payloads, SEOSAT-Ingenio, an Earth-science observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of Spain's Center for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), and TARANIS for France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). Arianespace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, which holds 74% of its share capital, with the balance held by 15 other shareholders from the European launcher industry. An Arianespace Vega rocket carrying two satellites for Spain and France lifts off from a pad at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Nov. 16, 2020. SEOSat-Ingenio, with a launch mass of about 750 kg (1,650 lb) and a design lifetime of 7 years, was in the upper position. (Image credit: Arianespace) The Arianespace Vega mission VV17 on Monday night failed. The rocket failed eight minutes into flight, leading to the loss of both satellites. Vega’s future: On 19 March 2021, Arianespace reached an agreement with Vega’s prime contractor, Avio, to purchase ten of their new Vega-C launchers. Actualisation du mardi 17 novembre, 6h45 : Nouvel échec pour le lanceur européen léger Vega. ... April 17, 2021. Arianespace’s live video webcast begins at approximately 0132 GMT (8:32 p.m. EST), and will be available on this page. – A Vega rocket with France’s Taranis and Spain’s SEOSAT-Ingenio satellites on board failed yesterday, Arianespace said; both satellites were lost. The Vega rocket took off from the Guiana Space Center (GSC) in French Guiana on Monday at 8:52 p.m. November 17, 2020.