Launch time3 Sep 202001:51:10 UTC
success
Orbit: LEO
Serial number: VV16
Small Satellites Mission Service Proof of Concept (SSMS PoC) mission. Return to flight for Vega after the July 2019 launch failure. 53 satellites were deployed by the SSMS dispenser, including 14 Flock CubeSats carried on SSMS QuadPack deployers, while 12 additional Flock CubeSats were deployed separately by the ION SCV LUCAS satellite. NEMO-HD and TRISAT are Slovenia's first satellites, and OSM-1 Cicero is Monaco's first satellite. Two of the Lemur-2 CubeSats failed to deploy, leading them to de-orbit along with the fourth stage of the Vega booster.
Rocket Vega
launched from Guiana Space Centre, ELVFrench Guiana
Payloads
| Name | Purpose | Mass | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMICal SAT | Auroral science | - | - |
| Athena | Communications | - | - |
| DIDO-3 | Microgravity research | - | - |
| EG-1 (Tyvak-0171) | Technology demonstration | - | - |
| ESAIL | AIS ship tracking | - | - |
| FSSCAT A and B | Earth observation | - | - |
| Flock-4v × 26 | Earth observation | - | - |
| GHGSat-C1 (Iris) | Earth observation | - | - |
| ION SCV-001 Lucas | CubeSat deployer | - | - |
| Lemur-2 × 8 | Earth observation | - | - |
| NAPA-1 (RTAFSAT-1) | Earth observation | - | - |
| NEMO-HD | Earth observation | - | - |
| OSM-1 Cicero | Radio occultation | - | - |
| PICASSO | Atmospheric research | - | - |
| SIMBA | Technology demonstration | - | - |
| SpaceBEE × 12 | Communications | - | - |
| TARS | Communications | - | - |
| TRISAT | Education | - | - |
| TTÜ100 | Earth observation | - | - |
| UPM-Sat 2 | Technology demonstration / Education | - | - |
| ÑuSat 6 (Hypatia) | Earth observation | - | - |