Vega-C
Vega-C is the active higher-performance successor to the original Vega. Its four-stage architecture uses the P120C, Zefiro-40, Zefiro-9, and restartable AVUM+ stages, increasing payload capability and volume while sharing the P120C motor architecture with Ariane 6.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Vega CVega Consolidation
- Family Name
- Vega
- Full Name
- Vega-C
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- C
Details
- Description
- Vega-C is the active higher-performance successor to the original Vega. Its four-stage architecture uses the P120C, Zefiro-40, Zefiro-9, and restartable AVUM+ stages, increasing payload capability and volume while sharing the P120C motor architecture with Ariane 6.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.3
- Height M
- 35
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
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- Entries
- Nested value
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- Nested value
- Name
- Vega-C P160C upgrade
- Notes
- ESA identifies P160C as the P120C successor and documents it for Vega-C first-stage propulsion; the existing P120C stack remains preserved as the current baseline.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 210,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 3,300
- Sso
- 2,300
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_C
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:07:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:27:00 UTC
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- Vega-C Vega C Vega Consolidation