Photos: Satellites from Israel, France & Italy Prepare for Liftoff atop Vega Rocket

July 15, 2017 Patrick Blau 2455 Views CNES, French Guiana, IAI, OPSAT-3000, OPTSAT-3000, VENµS

The French-Israeli VENµS remote sensing and technology demonstration satellites and the OPTSAT-3000 image reconnaissance satellite – built in Israel & operated from Italy – under go final processing operations at the Guiana Space Center in preparation for a tandem ride atop Europe’s Vega rocket in August 2017.

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