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Vega Satellite Launch Vehicle



Vega can carry small to medium-sized satellite payloads ranging from 300kg to 2500kg into the polar and low-earth orbits. Image courtesy of the European Space Agency (ESA).


  • Vega is a small launch vehicle developed jointly by the ASI and European...

  • Vega taking off from Kourou, French Guiana, on its maiden flight on 13...

  • ZLV launch complex at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, was the...

  • The Vega is powered by three solid propulsion stages and a liquid propulsion...

  • Vega can carry small to medium-sized satellite payloads ranging from 300kg to...

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