Vega Launch Vehicle Family
European light-lift launch vehicle family comprising the original four-stage Vega and the upgraded Vega-C, with solid first through third stages and an AVUM upper stage.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VegaVega-CVega launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Vega
- Full Name
- Vega Launch Vehicle Family
- Roles
- -
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- European light-lift launch vehicle family comprising the original four-stage Vega and the upgraded Vega-C, with solid first through third stages and an AVUM upper stage.
- First Flight Year
- 2,012
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- P80 monolithic solid first-stage motor.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- sustainer
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Zefiro-23 solid second-stage motor.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- sustainer
- Stage
- third-stage
- Variant Notes
- Zefiro-9 solid third-stage motor.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- fourth-stage
- Variant Notes
- AVUM liquid upper stage.
- Name
- Vega original configuration
- Notes
- Original Vega four-stage configuration: P80 first stage, Zefiro-23 second stage, Zefiro-9 third stage, and AVUM fourth stage.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- P120C solid first-stage motor.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- sustainer
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Zefiro-40 solid second-stage motor.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- sustainer
- Stage
- third-stage
- Variant Notes
- Zefiro-9 solid third-stage motor.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- fourth-stage
- Variant Notes
- AVUM+ liquid upper stage.
- Name
- Vega-C configuration
- Notes
- Upgraded Vega-C four-stage configuration: P120C first stage, Zefiro-40 second stage, Zefiro-9 third stage, and AVUM+ fourth stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:46:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:46:31 UTC