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Vega-C

Avio S.p.A · Vega · IN SERVICE

Vega-C is an expendable launch vehicle built by Avio S.p.A. It stands 34.8 m tall, lifts 3,300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 13 July 2022. It has flown 8 times with 7 successes, a success rate of 87.5%. Its next flight is Vega-C | IRIDE 1 for Avio S.p.A, no earlier than 2026.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height34.8 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO3,300 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight13 July 2022
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$48M
StatusIN SERVICE

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

ON RECORD
Total flights8
Successful7
Failed1
Success rate87.5%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled22

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.

Upcoming flights

The next 12 of 22 scheduled. Full schedule

Vega-C in the archive

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Common questions

How many times has Vega-C flown?
8 times, with 7 successes and 1 failures. Another 22 flights are scheduled.
What is Vega-C's success rate?
87.5%. That's 7 successful flights out of 8 attempts.
When is the next Vega-C launch?
Vega-C | IRIDE 1, flown by Avio S.p.A. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
How much can Vega-C lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Vega-C at 3,300 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Vega-C reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Vega-C as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.