TBDSun-Synchronous OrbitAvio
Vega-C | IRIDE 1
IRIDE 1
T-MINUS COUNTDOWN
47
DAYS
05
HRS
16
MIN
05
SEC
LAUNCH TIME (NET)
Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
MISSION DETAILS
First dedicated launch for the European Space Agency's IRIDE Earth observation constellation.
MISSION NAMEIRIDE 1
TARGET ORBITSun-Synchronous Orbit
LAUNCH VEHICLEVega-C
DATA SOURCELL2
LAUNCH WINDOW
NET (NO EARLIER)Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
WINDOW OPENThursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
WINDOW CLOSEThursday, December 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
LAUNCH PROVIDER
PROVIDERAvio S.p.A
ABBREVIATIONAvio
LAUNCH PAD
PAD NAMEAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
LOCATIONGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
COORDINATES5.2360°N, -52.7750°E
RELATED LAUNCHES
Same launch vehicle: Vega-C
PREVIOUS FLIGHTS
Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) • Arianespace
Dec 1, 2025, 17:21 UTCSUCCESS→
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Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) • Avio S.p.A
Apr 30, 2026, 00:00 UTCTBD→
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) • Avio S.p.A
Sep 1, 2026, 00:00 UTCTBD→
