Home / Rockets / Vega-E Vega-E is an expendable launch vehicle built by Avio S.p.A. It stands 36.8 m tall. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is Vega-E | Maiden flight for Avio S.p.A, no earlier than 2027.
Specification Vehicle spec sheet OPS-12/SPEC ON FILE
Height 36.8 m
Diameter 3.0 m
Payload to LEO NOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO NOT ON FILE
Maiden flight NOT ON FILE
Reusable No, expendable
Launch cost NOT ON FILE
Status FLIGHTS FILED
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 NO FLIGHTS
Total flights 0
Successful 0
Failed 0
Success rate NO DATA
Landing attempts 0
Landing success N/A
Scheduled 1
Upcoming flights Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-E in the archive From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.
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Common questions
How many times has Vega-E flown? Vega-E hasn't flown yet, but 1 flights are scheduled.
What is Vega-E's success rate? Vega-E hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
When is the next Vega-E launch? Vega-E | Maiden flight, flown by Avio S.p.A. It's set for no earlier than 2027 from Ariane Launch Area 3.
How much can Vega-E lift to orbit? Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Vega-E.
Is Vega-E reusable? No. Launch Library 2 lists Vega-E as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again. External references OPS-12/REF OFF-SITE
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