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Vega launch schedule

Vega has 6 launches scheduled. The next is IRIDE 1 from Guiana Space Centre (NET 2026). It has flown 30 launches since 2012, 90% of them successful.

Next launch

IRIDE 1

Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Guiana Space Centre

NET 2026

Upcoming launches

April 2027

  1. NET Apr 2027KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · To Be Determined

November 2027

  1. NET Nov 2027Sentinel CO2M-AVega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · To Be Determined
  2. NET Nov 2027PLATiNO-2Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · To Be Determined

Date not yet fixed

  1. NET 2026IRIDE 1Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · To Be Determined
  2. NET 2026IRIDE 2Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · To Be Determined
  3. NET H1 2027CSG-4Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · To Be Determined

Recent launches

  1. Sep 15, 2026Sentinel-3C & FLEXVega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  2. May 19, 2026Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)Vega-C · Avio S.p.A · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  3. Dec 1, 2025KOMPSAT-7Vega-C · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  4. Jul 26, 2025CO3D & MicroCarbVega-C · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  5. Apr 29, 2025BiomassVega-C · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  6. Dec 5, 2024Sentinel-1CVega-C · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  7. Sep 5, 2024Sentinel-2CVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  8. Oct 9, 2023THEOS-2, TRITON & othersVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  9. Dec 21, 2022Pléiades Neo 5 & 6Vega-C · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Failure
  10. Jul 13, 2022LARES-2 (Maiden flight)Vega-C · European Space Agency · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  11. Nov 16, 2021CERESVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  12. Aug 17, 2021Pléiades Neo 4Vega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  13. Apr 29, 2021Pléiades Neo 3Vega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  14. Nov 17, 2020SEOSAT-Ingenio & TaranisVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Failure
  15. Sep 3, 2020SSMS POCVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  16. Jul 11, 2019Falcon Eye 1Vega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Failure
  17. Mar 22, 2019PRISMAVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  18. Nov 21, 2018Mohammed VI-BVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  19. Aug 22, 2018ADM-AeolusVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful
  20. Nov 8, 2017Mohammed VI-AVega · Arianespace · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Launch Successful

By the numbers

30launches flownsince 2012
90%success rate27 of 30
6scheduled
2in 20263 in 2025
2015busiest year3 launches

Providers

  1. Arianespace26 launches
  2. Avio S.p.A8 launches
  3. European Space Agency2 launches

Launch sites

  1. Guiana Space Centre36 launches

Questions

When is the next Vega launch?

IRIDE 1 from Guiana Space Centre (NET 2026). Launch details

Where does Vega launch from?

Most often from Guiana Space Centre (36).

How many launches has Vega flown?

30 launches since 2012, 90% of them successful. 2 in 2026 so far.