Last update:  2025-06-07
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Vega

StatusRetired
Rocket familyVega
CountryEurope
ManufacturerAvio
Number of orbital launches21
First launch2012-02-13
Last launch2024-09-04


Launches by year:



Launches:

Launch dateLaunch siteRocket / VariantPayloadNotesStatus
2024-09-04KourouVega Sentinel 2Csuccess
2023-10-09KourouVega THEOS-2 / FORMOSAT-7R / secondariessuccess
2021-11-15KourouVega CERES 1/2/3success
2021-08-17KourouVega Pleiades Neo 4 +secondariessuccess
2021-04-29KourouVega Pleiades Neo 3 + 5 secondariessuccess
2020-11-17KourouVega SEOSat/TARANISfailure
2020-09-03KourouVega SSMS POCsuccess
2019-07-11KourouVega Falcon Eye-1failure
Second stage failed at T+130 seconds, resulting in vehicle breakup.
2019-03-22KourouVega PRISMAsuccess
2018-11-21KourouVega Mohammed IV-Bsuccess
2018-08-22KourouVega Aeolus (ADM)success
2017-11-08KourouVega Mohammed 6-Asuccess
2017-08-02KourouVega Optsat 3000/Venussuccess
2017-03-07KourouVega Sentinel 2Bsuccess
2016-12-05KourouVega Goturk 1Asuccess
2016-09-16KourouVega Perusat 1/Skysatsuccess
2015-12-03KourouVega LISA PathfinderBsuccess
2015-06-23KourouVega Sentinel 2Asuccess
2014-04-30KourouVega DZZ-HRsuccess
2013-05-07KourouVega ProbaV/VNREDSat1/ESTcubesuccess
2012-02-13KourouVega LARES/ALMAsatsuccess

Variants:

(This section is under construction)

Vega

First launch2012-02-13
Mass136.7 t
Height30.1 m
Diameter3 m
Payload capacity:
LEO1500 kg to 700 km / 90°
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