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Vega-C
Europe's rocket for smaller and medium-sized satellites, mainly for Earth observation on polar orbits. Vega-C is the more powerful development of Vega. The balance below counts both versions together.
- Orbital launch attempts
- 30seit 2012
- Successful launches
- 27according to GCAT
- Planned launches
- 24in the current launch schedule
- Manufacturer / Operator
- Avio (Italy)
- Launch Site
- Kourou →
The next launches
- IRIDE 1Planned for 2026 · Vega-C
- IRIDE 2Planned for 2026 · Vega-C
- KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1Planned for April 2027 · Vega-C
- CSG-4Planned for H1 2027 · Vega-C
- Sentinel CO2M-APlanned for November 2027 · Vega-C
Last
- Sentinel-3C & FLEX15 Sept 2026 · Vega-C · Successful according to the source
- Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)19 May 2026 · Vega-C · Successful according to the source
- KOMPSAT-71 Dec 2025 · Vega-C · Successful according to the source
- CO3D & MicroCarb26 Jul 2025 · Vega-C · Successful according to the source
- Biomass29 Apr 2025 · Vega-C · Successful according to the source
Launch Schedule and Review: Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs. Balance: GCAT (Jonathan McDowell, CC BY), orbital launch attempts. Dates may change.
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