02/08/2017 (Agence Europe) – In the night of Tuesday 1 to Tuesday 2 August, Arianespace launcher Vega delivered two satellites, Optsat-3000 and Venμs, into their planned orbits. Vega lifted-off at 22.58 local time (01.58 GMT) for a mission lasting 97 minutes. This is a further success for the European aerospace sector with ten successful Vega launches from ten attempts. The first satellite, Optsat-3000, orbiting at an altitude of 450 kilometres, was developed by the Italian Defence...