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.
Identity
- Aliases
- VegaOriginal Vega
- Family Name
- Vega
- Full Name
- Vega Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- 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.
- Diameter M
- 3
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- P80
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Zefiro-23
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Zefiro-9
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- AVUM
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,012
- Height M
- 30
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 137,000
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7f1ph9veqfj60q1xdy7n255n7kq8h0
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7tsavb7nycw4h1wm3rgy9v8d8afp36
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:07:47 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:07:47 AM