Vega flight VV04

Vega flight VV04 is the space launch of the IXV experimental re-entry vehicle by the Vega rocket.
Payload.
The flight was a single-payload mission that put the IXV prototype spaceplane into sub-orbital spaceflight. The total payload mass was approximately , including the spacecraft and its adapter.
IXV.
The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (abbreviated "IXV") was long, high, and wide. It had a lift-off mass of approximately , and was the only payload of the flight.
IXV was designed and manufactured by a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space.
Mission description.
Launch time and location.
The launch was initially foreseen for but was postponed to allow further analyses of the flight path.
The successful Vega flight finally took place on at 13:40:00UTC (10:00:00 local time) from the ELV launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.
Orbit.
The sub-orbital flight was planned to last about 100 minutes from lift-off until splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, near coordinate .
Statistics.
The mission was the launch of the Vega launcher (the out of 3 in ), and the Arianespace mission (the in ).