Vega is an expendable launch vehicle built by Avio S.p.A. It stands 29.9 m tall, lifts 1,500 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 13 February 2012. It has flown 22 times with 20 successes, a success rate of 90.9%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height29.9 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO1,500 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight13 February 2012
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$37M
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights22
Successful20
Failed2
Success rate90.9%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
About Vega
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
