French Signals-Intelligence Satellites Reach Orbit

Irene Klotz November 16, 2021
Arianespace Vega launch
Vega launch.
Credit: Arianespace
An Arianespace Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana on Nov. 16, delivering France’s first signals-intelligence satellite system into orbit. The four-stage Vega booster lifted from the European Space Agency’s Guiana Space Center at 6:27 a.m. local time (4:27 a.m. EST), marking the small...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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