VIDEO: Vega's dawn blastoff

BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: February 13, 2012

The Vega rocket lifted off at 1000 GMT (5 a.m. EST; 7 a.m. local time), just after sunrise at the South America spaceport. The test flight was a complete success.

Video credit: ESA



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