# Vega-C flight VV22

> Failed space launch

**Wikidata**: [Q116029471](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116029471)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_C_flight_VV22)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vega-c-flight-vv22

## Summary
Vega-C flight VV22 (also "VV22") was a Vega C orbital launch operated by Arianespace that lifted off on 2022-12-21 from Ensemble de Lancement Vega. The flight carried the Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6 satellites (total payload mass 1,977 kg) bound for a sun-synchronous orbit and resulted in a failure.

## Key Facts
- Flight name / alias: Vega-C flight VV22 (also "VV22").
- Launch date: 2022-12-21.
- Operator: Arianespace.
- Launch vehicle: Vega C (part of the Vega family / Vega C series).
- Launch site / start point: Ensemble de Lancement Vega.
- Payload: Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6.
- Payload mass: 1,977 kilograms (total).
- Target orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit.
- Mission outcome: failure.
- Flight sequence: followed Vega-C flight VV21 and was followed by Vega flight VV23.

## FAQs
### Q: What happened to Vega-C flight VV22?
A: Vega-C flight VV22 was a Vega C launch that resulted in a failure. The mission, which launched on 2022-12-21, did not complete its intended objective.

### Q: What payloads were on VV22?
A: The flight carried two satellites: Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6. The combined payload mass was 1,977 kg.

### Q: Who operated the launch and what vehicle was used?
A: The launch was operated by Arianespace and used the Vega C launch vehicle from the Vega family.

## Why It Matters
Vega-C flight VV22 is significant because it was a scheduled Vega C orbital launch carrying two commercial Earth-observation satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit and because the mission failed. As a Vega C-series mission operated by Arianespace, VV22 represents both a deployment attempt for the Pleiades Neo satellites and a data point in the operational record of the Vega C launch vehicle. Failures of individual launches are consequential for satellite operators, launch providers, and customers who plan constellation deployments, since a single mission can carry multiple satellites and substantial payload mass (1,977 kg in this case). VV22 is therefore notable to stakeholders tracking Vega C’s reliability, the Pleiades Neo program’s deployment timeline, and the European small-to-medium-lift launch market.

## Notable For
- It was a Vega C-class flight that culminated in a mission failure.
- Carried two named commercial Earth-imaging satellites: Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6.
- Launched on 21 December 2022 from Ensemble de Lancement Vega.
- Operated by Arianespace and part of the Vega/Vega C flight series.

## Body

### Mission overview
- Name: Vega-C flight VV22 (alias: VV22).
- Operator: Arianespace.
- Launch vehicle: Vega C (derivative of the Vega family).
- Purpose: Deliver Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6 to sun-synchronous orbit.

### Date and location
- Launch date: 2022-12-21.
- Launch site / start point: Ensemble de Lancement Vega.

### Payload details
- Primary payloads: Pleiades Neo 5 and Pleiades Neo 6.
- Combined payload mass: 1,977 kilograms.
- Intended orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit.

### Outcome
- Mission result: failure (the flight did not achieve its intended objective).

### Series and sequence context
- Part of the Vega C series (Vega family).
- VV22 followed Vega-C flight VV21.
- VV22 was followed in the flight sequence by Vega flight VV23.

### Classification
- Instance of: space launch, Vega, Vega C, spaceflight.
- Wikipedia title recorded: "Vega C flight VV22" (English).

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