Launch Overview
Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ELS
Outcome
Success
Flight
N 15000-010/133-18
COSPAR Designator
2020-090
Mission
Falcon Eye 2 (Government/Top Secret)
Falcon Eye 2 is a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with an optical imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space, Falcon Eye is the second of two surveillance satellites ordered by the UAE's military.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Soyuz STA Fregat
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
290 (8 YTD)
Site launches
303 (6 YTD)
Pad launches
23 (1 YTD)