Vega
Vega familyAvio S.p.ARetired
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,974 kN
- Height
- 29.9 m
- Diameter
- 3.025 m
- Launch mass
- 137 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- $37M
- LEO capacity
- 1,500 kg
- SSO capacity
- 1,450 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
22flightswith a definitive outcome
90.9%success rate20 of 22
2failuresincluding partial failures
5success streakcurrent
First flight February 13, 2012 · latest September 5, 2024 · 01:50 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Vega flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |