Vega-C
Active VegaAvio S.p.A (Avio)
July 13, 2022
Description
Specifications
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Minimum Stage
1 -
Max Stage
4 -
Length
30.1 m -
Diameter
3.0 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
136 T -
Thrust
2974 kN -
Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
1000 km
Family
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Name
Vega-C -
Family
Vega -
Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Vega-C
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
1500 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Avio S.p.A
Commercial
CEO: Giulio Ranzo
Avio 1908Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Vega-C | Ital-GovSatCom
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD January, 2024
Vega-C | Sentinel-1C
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD January, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Sentinel-1C carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. It is a replacement satellite to complete the Sentinel-1 duo after Sentinel-1B suffered a technical anomaly.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitVega-C | NAOS
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD January, 2024
Vega-C | EarthCARE
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD March, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitVega-C | Sentinel-2C
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD June, 2024
Vega-C | FLEX
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD October, 2024
Vega-C | Space Rider
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6 (KOMPSAT-6)
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | Sentinel-1D
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | EAGLE-1
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | Biomass
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Biomass is an Earth observation satellite launched as a part of ESA Earth Explorer program. It will be using a P-band synthetic aperture radar to collect data on the height of forests, allowing scientists to determine the amount of biomass and carbon stored there.
Vega-C | PLATiNO 2
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | CSG-3
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2024
Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD April, 2025
Vega-C | MicroCarb
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
Vega-C | Altius
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
Vega-C | Sentinel CO2M-A
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Sentinel CO2M-A carries a near-infrared and shortwave-infrared spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by human activity, providing the EU with a unique and independent source of information, to assess the effectiveness of policy measures, and to track their impact towards decarbonizing Europe and meeting national emission reduction targets.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitVega-C | IRIDE 1
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
Vega-C | IRIDE 2
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD January, 2026
Vega-C | Sentinel CO2M-B
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD March, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Sentinel CO2M-B carries a near-infrared and shortwave-infrared spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by human activity, providing the EU with a unique and independent source of information, to assess the effectiveness of policy measures, and to track their impact towards decarbonizing Europe and meeting national emission reduction targets.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitVega-C | ClearSpace-1
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Vega-C | Sentinel-3D
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
TBD November, 2028
Vega-C | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
Dec. 21, 2022, 1:47 a.m.
Vega-C | LARES-2 (Maiden flight)
Avio S.p.A | ITAKourou, French Guiana
July 13, 2022, 1:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Maiden flight of the Vega-C launch vehicle, carrying the LARES-2 passive satellite. It is a 40 cm diameter sphere with laser mirrors to study the Earth gravitational field and relativistic effects. Also onboard are six European research cubesats.
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