The Vega rocket carrying the UAE's FalconEye1 satellite lifts off from Guiana Space Centre on Thursday. The mission failed shortly after. Courtesy Arianespace
The Vega rocket carrying the UAE's FalconEye1 satellite lifts off from Guiana Space Centre on Thursday. The mission failed shortly after. Courtesy Arianespace

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Independent inquiry ordered into failed launch of rocket carrying UAE satellite

Initial assessments show that the failure happened right after the ignition of the second stage, causing the loss of FalconEye1

The National

July 13, 2019