A small, mostly solid-fueled European launch vehicle developed to give Europe an efficient way to orbit lighter scientific and Earth-observation satellites that would be inefficient to fly on the larger Ariane. It complements Ariane in the same way Russia's Soyuz once did for Arianespace before European launches shifted away from Russian vehicles in 2022.
Facts
Vehicle ClassLight-lift solid-fuel expendable launch vehicle 1 Manufacturer First Flight Date StatusRetired in 2024 after transitioning fully to the upgraded Vega C. 1 Status
Status (category) Connections
Has Vehicle Class
Source Vega (rocket) (Wikipedia)
Source Vega (rocket) (Wikipedia)
Operated By
Source European Space Agency: History
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Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Sources
1. European Space Agency: History
European Space Agencyhttps://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Vega/Farewell_to_Vega
Vega was a 30-m tall rocket and weighed 137 tonnes on the launch pad reaching orbit with three solid-propellant powered stages before the fourth liquid-propellant stage takes over.
- Operated By: Arianespace
- Includes: Vega C
Vega (rocket) (Wikipedia)
In Group: Other European Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
Vega (Italian: Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, French: Vecteur européen de génération avancée, lit. 'Vector European Generation Advanced') was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Has Vehicle Class: Expendable Launch System, Lead sentence
Vega (Italian: Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, French: Vecteur européen de génération avancée, lit. 'Vector European Generation Advanced') was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Has Vehicle Class: Small-Lift Launch Vehicle, Lead sentence
Vega (Italian: Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, French: Vecteur européen de génération avancée, lit. 'Vector European Generation Advanced') was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
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