Zefiro-40
The operational Vega-C second-stage solid motor.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- solid-rocket-motor
- Name
- Zefiro-40
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- The operational Vega-C second-stage solid motor.
- First Flight Date
- 2022-07-13
- Propellants
- HTPB solid propellant
- Rocket Specs
- Burn Time S
- 92.9
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:08:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 23:06:30 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Vega-C official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Vega-C complete for return to flight
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- ESA identifies Zefiro-40 as Vega-C's second-stage motor with a 92-second burn and about 1300 kN average thrust; the Vega-C inaugural flight was 13 July 2022.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- All solid motors for Vega-C complete qualification tests
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- Avio publishes Zefiro-40 combustion time of 92.9 seconds and average thrust of 1,304 kN.
- Publisher
- Avio S.p.A.
- Title
- Zefiro 40 motor main characteristics
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- ESA records Vega-C's VV21 inaugural flight on 13 July 2022 and identifies Zefiro-40 as the second-stage motor.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Vega-C successfully completes inaugural flight