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FORMOSAT-9B

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Avio S.p.A

FORMOSAT-9B

TBD

Vega-C

T-minus to liftoff

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SECONDS

2030

StatusTBD

VehicleVega-C

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

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Mission

X-band SAR Earth observation satellite.

Quick facts

VehicleVega-C

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowTuesday December 31 2030, 00:00:00 UTC→Tuesday December 31 2030, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyVega

Launch CodexDossier

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Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Scrub riskLOW

Go91%

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go91%Wind3 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud60%Temp27°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

HRRR Open-Meteo best_match (GFS-derived) F+71: CAPE 1080 J/kg · freezing 15,913 ft