Vega Launch Vehicle
The original Vega was a four-stage European light launcher with three solid stages and the restartable liquid AVUM upper stage. It flew 22 missions from 2012 through 2024 and was designed around a reference capability of 1,500 kg to a 700 km polar orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VegaOriginal Vega
- Family Name
- Vega
- Full Name
- Vega Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Original
Details
- Description
- The original Vega was a four-stage European light launcher with three solid stages and the restartable liquid AVUM upper stage. It flew 22 missions from 2012 through 2024 and was designed around a reference capability of 1,500 kg to a 700 km polar orbit.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
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- Height
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- First Flight Year
- 2,012
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:07:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:42:53 UTC
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