Full replay from liftoff to splashdown for IXV reentry mission.
ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, was lofted 340 km into
space atop a Vega rocket, flight VV04, from Kourou in French Guiana on
11 February 2015. After separation from Vega, IXV coasted to 412 km
before beginning a punishing glide back through the atmosphere. During
its autonomous flight, IXV tested the latest technologies and critical
systems to extend Europe’s capability for space exploration. The Nos
Aries recovery ship, waiting for IXV, received precious flight data
transmitted by the spaceplane during its descent and before its safe
splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Full replay from liftoff to splashdown for IXV reentry mission
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