Payload / Mission
Proba-V and VNREDSat 1A
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Proba-V maps land cover and monitors vegetation growth across the globe. Launched along with Proba-V are the first Earth observation satellite for Vietnam, VNREDSat 1A, and the first Estonian satellite ESTCube-1. ESTCube-1 is also the first satellite in the world to attempt the use of an electric solar wind sail.
