ABOUT VEGA-C
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.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
3,300 kg
TO LEO
7,277 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
2,974
KILONEWTONS
668,582
POUNDS-FORCE
~3,988
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height34.8 m (114 ft)
Diameter3 m (9.8 ft)
Launch Mass210 kg (463 lbs)
Stages4
UPCOMING VEGA-C LAUNCHES
FLIGHT HISTORY
