ESA Vega-C Launch

KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, FRANCE

The European Space Agency’s new medium-lift Vega-C rocket blasted off for its inaugural launch from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on 13 July 2022.

Vega-C is a single body rocket about 35 m high, able to place about 2200 kg in a reference 700 km polar orbit. For VV21, Vega-C’s principal payload is LARES-2, a scientific mission of the Italian space agency ASI. 

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Event number: 50970
Date: 12/07 - 14/08/2022

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ESA’s Vega-C inaugural launch

The European Space Agency’s new medium-lift Vega-C rocket blasted off for its inaugural launch from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on 13 July 2022.

Vega-C is a single body rocket about 35 m high with a mass at liftoff of 210 tonnes, able to place about 2200 kg in a reference 700 km polar orbit. Using a new range of payload carriers, Vega-C can accommodate cargo of different shapes and sizes, ranging from multiple small satellites from one kilogram up to a single large payload. Ongoing developments will extend Vega-C capabilities to include in-orbit operations and return missions using ESA's Space Rider reentry vehicle.

For VV21, Vega-C’s principal payload is LARES-2, a scientific mission of the Italian space agency ASI. Six CubeSats built by European universities and research establishments will be orbited as secondary payloads.

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