Maiden Flight
Zéphyr
Latitude
Mission
Maiden Flight
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Maiden flight of the Zéphyr small launch vehicle.
Location
Diamant Launch Area
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Diamant Launch Area has witnessed the launch of 8 rockets, including 8 orbital launch attempts. While Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, has been the site for 331 rocket launches.
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Rocket
Latitude Zéphyr
Small launch vehicle developed by French company Latitude, capable of delivering 100 kg to Low Earth orbit (LEO).
Agency
Latitude
Latitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems) is a French rocket manufacturing company developing the Zéphyr rocket.
