Vega-C
ActiveAvio S.p.A (Avio)
July 13, 2022
Description
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.
Specifications
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Stages
4 -
Length
34.8 m -
Diameter
3.0 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.3 m -
Launch Mass
210.0 T -
Thrust
2974.0 kN
Family
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Name
Vega-C -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Vega-C
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
$48000000 -
Low Earth Orbit
3300.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
2230.0 kg
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 | IRIDE 1
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-C | IRIDE 2
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-C | KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6 (KOMPSAT-6) is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite of the KOMPSAT series. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar with a ground resolution between 0.5 and 20 meters. PLATiNO 1 is an experimental X-band SAR earth observation satellite project by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with a radar payload from Thales Alenia Space Italia. The X-band SAR will first operate in passive mode at 619 km altitude, then in active mode after the satellites moves lower to a 410 km orbit.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitVega-C | CSG-4
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services. The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit VV30Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7
Avio S.p.A | ItalyGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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