Avio S.p.A

EAGLE-1

TBD

Vega-C

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Friday December 31 2027

StatusTBD

VehicleVega-C

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

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Mission

SES satellite to support the end-to-end secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe.

Quick facts

VehicleVega-C

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowFriday December 31 2027, 00:00:00 UTC→Friday December 31 2027, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyVega

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Avio S.p.A

EAGLE-1

TBD

Vega-C

T-minus to liftoff

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SECONDS

Friday December 31 2027

StatusTBD

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go69%

VehicleVega-C

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.236, -52.775

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Mission

SES satellite to support the end-to-end secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe.

Q's read

Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go69%Wind3 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud47%Temp28°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 1330 J/kg · freezing 16,968 ft

Quick facts

VehicleVega-C

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowFriday December 31 2027, 00:00:00 UTC→Friday December 31 2027, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyVega

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.236, -52.775

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go69%

Q's read

Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go69%Wind3 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud47%Temp28°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 1330 J/kg · freezing 16,968 ft