Launch Vehicles
Vega
Europe
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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.
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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 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. European Space Agency: History
European Space Agencyhttps://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Vega/Farewell_to_VegaQuote, https://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.
1. European Space Agency: History
European Space AgencyOperated By: Arianespace
1. European Space Agency: History
European Space AgencyIncludes: Vega C
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