Vega-C

Manufacturer: Avio S.p.A · Maiden flight: 13 July 2022 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

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.

Upcoming launches

Vega-C | IRIDE 1

Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

31 December 2026Save Vega-C | IRIDE 1☆

Vega-C | IRIDE 2

Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

31 December 2026Save Vega-C | IRIDE 2☆

Recent launches

Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX

Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

15 September 2026Save Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX☆

Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

19 May 2026Save Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)☆

Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

1 December 2025Save Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7☆

Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

26 July 2025Save Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb☆

Vega-C | Biomass

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

29 April 2025Save Vega-C | Biomass☆