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Vega-C
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Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitable liquid-propellant engine and a payload fairing. Vega-C's P120C first stage replaces Vega’s smaller P80 to provide a significant increase in thrust at liftoff. It is also used as boosters (2 or 4) for the Ariane 6 rocket.
Key figures
Total launches
7
Successes
6
Failures
1
Success rate
85.7 %
Success streak
5
Maiden flight
Jul 13, 2022
Launch cost
$48 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
87d 16h
Planned launches
22
Vega family total
29 launches · 26 successes · 3 failures (2 variants)
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- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Vega-C” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Vega family totals 29 launches across 2 variants.
Technology
Length
34.8 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch mass
210 t
Liftoff thrust
2,974 kN
Stages
4
LEO (low Earth orbit)
3,300 kg
SSO (sun-synchronous)
2,230 kg
Engines & propellant
| 1st stage | P80 / P120C (Vega-C) | Feststoff |
| 2nd stage | Zefiro 40/23 + Zefiro 9 | Feststoff |
| Kick stage | AVUM(+) | UDMH / Stickstofftetroxid |
Engine and propellant data from curated sources: Wikipedia — Vega
Launches per year
of which in our database: 13
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia
- https://www.arianespace.com/vehicle/vega/