Altius

Vega-C, Avio S.p.A

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launch time

No earlier than

NET 2028

Year precision To be determined

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Source updated Fri 6 Mar, 10:06 CET

Updated 11 Oct, 00:12 CEST

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Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 13:02 UTC.

Fri 6 Mar 2026, 09:06 UTCLL2 update
NET 2028
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Tue 27 Jan 2026, 08:29 UTCLL2 update
NET September 2027
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Mon 15 Sept 2025, 11:24 UTCLL2 update
NET April 2027, most likely with FLEX
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Fri 7 Feb 2025, 22:15 UTCLL2 update
NET 2026, likely on the same launch as FLEX
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Mission

Altius on Vega-C from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV). Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

ALTIUS is a satellite mission proposed by the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy to monitor the distribution and evolution of stratospheric ozone in the Earth's atmosphere.

Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Vega-C liftoff on its maiden flight (LARES-2) — Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin · ESA Standard Licence (non-commercial)

Mission patches

Altius Patch

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Launch timeline

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Launch pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana (GF)

Coordinates: 5.236, -52.775

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