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Vega-C (LARES 2) [ESA]
Vega-C is an improved version of the Vega rocket family.
This new version introduces some new motors. The first stage will consist of the P120C motor, which will also be used for the Ariane-6 launcher. As second stage, the larger diameter Zefiro-Z40 will be introduced. The third stage is an updated version, while the AVUM will get 150 kg more fuel, 100 kg less in structural mass and will be called AVUM+. A new 3.3 m fairing is also introduced.
Vega-C was planned for a maiden flight in 2019, but was eventually delayed to 2022.
The Vega launch vehicles are launched from the refurbished ELA-1 complex, now redesignated ELV, at Kourou.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega-C | P120C | Zefiro-Z40 | Zefiro-Z9A | AVUM+ / RD-843 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega-C | 2300 | - | - | - | - |
No: TNr: Type: Serial: Date: LS Payload
1 1 Vega-C VV21 13.07.2022 Ko ELV LARES 2 / AstroBio CubeSat / GreenCube / TRISAT-R / CELESTA / MTCube 2 / ALPHA 2 2 Vega-C VV22 21.12.2022 Ko ELV F Pléiades-Neo 5 / Pléiades-Neo 6 3 3 Vega-C VV25 05.12.2024 Ko ELV Sentinel 1C 4 4 Vega-C VV26 29.04.2025 Ko ELV Biomass 5 5 Vega-C VV27 26.07.2025 Ko ELV CO3D 1 / CO3D 2 / CO3D 3 / CO3D 4 / MicroCarb 6 6 Vega-C VV28 01.12.2025 Ko ELV KOMPSAT 7 7 7 Vega-C VV29 19.05.2026 Ko ELV SMILE Planned: x x Vega-C xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV Amazônia 1B x x Vega-C xx.xx.2029 Ko ELV ClearSpace 1 x x Vega-C . xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV CSG 4 x x Vega-C . xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV CO2M A (Sentinel 7A) x x Vega-C . xx.xx.2028 Ko ELV CO2M B (Sentinel 7B) x x Vega-C xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV FORUM x x Vega-C xx.3Q.2026 Ko ELV KOMPSAT 6 / PLATiNO 1 x x Vega-C xx.xx.2028 Ko ELV Pléiades-Neo-Next 1 x x Vega-C . xx.09.2026 Ko ELV Sentinel 3C / FLEX x x Vega-C xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV (multiple IRIDE satellites) x x Vega-C xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV (multiple IRIDE satellites) x x Vega-C xx.xx.2027 Ko ELV ? / ALTIUS Rideshare payloads (unassigned): TBD: MicroCarb; StriX TBD Launch sites: Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France* = Suborbital
