Vega main engine test in Kourou

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P80 static firing test being performed on 4 December 2007 using the solid booster test stand (Btiment dEssai dAcclrateur Poudre - BEAP) at the Guiana Space Centre Europes Spaceport in Kourou French Guiana. This is the same facility that is used for ...
P80 static firing test being performed on 4 December 2007, using the solid booster test stand (Bâtiment d'Essai d'Accélérateur à Poudre - BEAP) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This is the same facility that is used for firing tests on Ariane 5's solid-propellant boosters. Credits: ESA / CNES / CSG-SOV

A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of ESA's new small launcher - Vega, was successfully tested on 4 December at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Ignition occurred at 12:35 local time (15:35 UTC/GMT).


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