Zefiro-9
The solid third-stage motor shared by the retired original Vega and operational Vega-C.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- solid-rocket-motor
- Name
- Zefiro-9
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- The solid third-stage motor shared by the retired original Vega and operational Vega-C.
- First Flight Date
- 2012-02-13
- Propellants
- HTPB solid propellant
- Rocket Specs
- Burn Time S
- 117
- Vacuum Thrust Kn
- 313
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:08:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 23:05:20 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 Launch Vehicle official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- The Vega stages
- 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 records Vega's VV01 maiden flight on 13 February 2012; Zefiro-9 is the canonical Vega third-stage motor.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- VV01 – Vega's first liftoff