VEGA-C
EXPENDABLE 4-STAGE LAUNCH VEHICLE
Technical Overview
Engine Details
Vega-C
Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitable liquid-propellant engine and a payload fairing. Vega-C's P120C first stage replaces Vega’s smaller P80 to provide a significant increase in thrust at liftoff. It is also used as boosters (2 or 4) for the Ariane 6 rocket.
Reusability
Expendable
Stages
4
Liftoff Thrust
2,974 kN
Launch Cost
$48,000,000
Maiden Flight
2022-07-13
Fastest Turnaround
P87DT16H47M56S
Flight History
*Since 2022-07-13Total Launches
6
Successful Launches
5
Failed Launches
1