ESA's Vega rocket successfully puts 12 satellites in orbit

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First launched over a decade ago, Vega is a small launch vehicle specializing in placing medium-sized satellites. The small footprint of modern-day satellites allows such launch vehicles to carry multiple payloads to orbit, helping distribute the costs of launch across multiple players.Among the satellites onboard the Vega launcher this time was the Thailand Earth Observation System-2 , the larger of the two satellites in the series launched for the Ministry of Agriculture of Thailand.

The Passive REflecTomeTry and dosimetrY Cubesat was the most miniature payload during the mission, comprising just three 10 cm cubes. The CubeSat will use signals that bounce off from the global navigation system to measure sea ice.

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