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Vega

Vega

🏭 Avio S.p.A🌐 Italian🔗 More Info 📖 Wikipedia

Vega

Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.

1.5 t

LEO Capacity

29.9 m

Height

22

Total Launches

90.9%

Success Rate

📷 Photo Gallery

Vega photo 1

📊 Specifications

📏Height

29.9 m

⭕Diameter

3.025 m

⚖️Launch Mass

137 kg

🛰️LEO Capacity

1,500 kg

🌍GTO Capacity

—

🗓️Maiden Flight

Feb 13, 2012

🚀Total Launches

22

✅Success Rate

91%

♻️Reusable

Expendable

🏭Manufacturer

Avio S.p.A

🌐Country

Italian

📋Status

Retired