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C</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG/90px-Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="388" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG/135px-Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG/180px-Maquette_Vega_C_DSC_0020.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1340" data-file-height="5780" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Model of Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C at Paris Air Show 2015</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Function</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">Small-lift launch 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class="infobox-data">88°</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">2,250 kg (4,960 lb)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddf;">Payload to equatorial elliptical orbit</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Altitude</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>apogee</b>: 5,700 km (3,500 mi)<br /><b>perigee</b>: 250 km (160 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Orbital inclination</th><td class="infobox-data">6°</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">1,700 kg (3,700 lb)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Associated rockets</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Family</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Firefly_Alpha" title="Firefly Alpha">Alpha</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kinetica_1" title="Kinetica 1">Kinetica 1</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur_(rocket_family)" title="Minotaur (rocket family)">Minotaur</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-2" title="Tianlong-2">Tianlong-2</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/PSLV" class="mw-redirect" title="PSLV">PSLV</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-2.1v" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-2.1v">Soyuz-2.1v</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Launch history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch sites</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/ELA-1" title="ELA-1">ELV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total launches</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Success(es)</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Failure(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">1 (<a href="/wiki/Vega-C_flight_VV22" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega-C flight VV22">VV22</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">13 July 2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last flight</th><td class="infobox-data">5 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">First stage – <a href="/wiki/P120C" title="P120C">P120C</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">13.38 m (43.9 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">3.4 m (11 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gross mass</th><td class="infobox-data">155,027 kg (341,776 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">141,634 kg (312,250 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">4,323 kN (972,000 lb<sub>f</sub>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">279 s (2.74 km/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">135.7 seconds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">HTPB</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate" title="Ammonium perchlorate">AP</a> / <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_powder" title="Aluminium powder">Al</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Second stage – <a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 40</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">8.07 m (26.5 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gross mass</th><td class="infobox-data">40,477 kg (89,237 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">36,239 kg (79,893 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">1,304 kN (293,000 lb<sub>f</sub>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">293.5 s (2.878 km/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">92.9 seconds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">HTPB</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate" title="Ammonium perchlorate">AP</a> / <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_powder" title="Aluminium powder">Al</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Third stage – <a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 9</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">4.12 m (13.5 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gross mass</th><td class="infobox-data">12,000 kg (26,000 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">10,567 kg (23,296 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">317 kN (71,000 lb<sub>f</sub>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">295.9 s (2.902 km/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">119.6 seconds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">HTPB</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate" title="Ammonium perchlorate">AP</a> / <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_powder" title="Aluminium powder">Al</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Fourth stage – <a href="/wiki/AVUM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVUM">AVUM</a>+</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Empty mass</th><td class="infobox-data">698 kg (1,539 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant mass</th><td class="infobox-data">492 kg (1,085 lb) of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap">N<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span>, 248 kg (547 lb) of UDMH</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">1 × <a href="/wiki/RD-843" title="RD-843">RD-843</a> (MEA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">2.42 kN (540 lb<sub>f</sub>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">315.8 s (3.097 km/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burn time</th><td class="infobox-data">Up to 924.8 seconds (up to five burns)<sup id="cite_ref-AVUM_burns_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVUM_burns-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UDMH" class="mw-redirect" title="UDMH">UDMH</a> / <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dinitrogen_tetroxide" title="Dinitrogen tetroxide">N<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="metadata" style="text-align: right;">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56010145" class="extiw" title="d:Q56010145">edit on Wikidata</a>]</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C</b>, or <b>Vega Consolidation</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a European <a href="/wiki/Expendable_launch_system" title="Expendable launch system">expendable</a>, <a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">small-lift launch vehicle</a> developed and produced by <a href="/wiki/Avio" title="Avio">Avio</a>. It is an evolution of the original <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> launcher, designed to offer greater launch performance and flexibility. </p><p>Approved for development by the European Space Agency (ESA) in December 2014, Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C was designed to accommodate larger institutional payloads and compete effectively in the commercial launch market.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially marketed and operated by <a href="/wiki/Arianespace" title="Arianespace">Arianespace</a>, the ESA decided in August 2024 to empower Avio to directly commercialize Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C and seek non-governmental customers. This transition is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C, like its predecessor, is designed to launch small <a href="/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellites</a> for scientific and <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation</a> missions to <a href="/wiki/Polar_orbit" title="Polar orbit">polar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">sun-synchronous</a> low Earth orbits.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reference Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C mission places a 2,300-kilogram (5,100 lb) spacecraft into a 700-kilometre (430 mi) polar orbit, representing an 800-kilogram (1,800 lb) or 60% increase over the original Vega.   </p><p>Named after <a href="/wiki/Vega" title="Vega">Vega</a>, the brightest star in the constellation <a href="/wiki/Lyra" title="Lyra">Lyra</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the rocket is a single-body launcher (no <a href="/wiki/Booster_(rocketry)" title="Booster (rocketry)">strap-on boosters</a>) with three <a href="/wiki/Solid-propellant_rocket" title="Solid-propellant rocket">solid</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Liquid-propellant_rocket" title="Liquid-propellant rocket">liquid</a> stage. While Avio of Italy leads the Vega program, contributions come from companies in <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>. </p><p>Vega C introduces several key advancements over the original Vega. The first stage has been replaced by the more powerful <a href="/wiki/P120C" title="P120C">P120C</a>, the "C" refers to its common design allowing it to be used as a booster for the <a href="/wiki/Ariane_6" title="Ariane 6">Ariane 6</a> launcher, enabling shared development costs. The second stage features the upgraded <a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 40</a>. While the AVUM+ (Attitude & Vernier Upper Module) fourth stage remains largely unchanged, the "+" reflects its increased propellant capacity. The third stage, <a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 9</a>, remains the same.<sup id="cite_ref-Avio_site_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avio_site-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vega rockets are launched from the <a href="/wiki/ELA-1" title="ELA-1">ELV</a> launch pad at the <a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a>. The Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C's maiden flight on 13 July 2022 successfully delivered <a href="/wiki/LARES_2" class="mw-redirect" title="LARES 2">LARES 2</a> and six other satellites to orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the second launch on 21 December 2022 experienced a failure of the Zefiro 40 second stage, resulting in the loss of two <a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A9iades_(satellite)" title="Pléiades (satellite)">Pléiades Neo</a> Earth-imaging satellites.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, the next launch was delayed until late 2024 to allow for the rocket motor nozzle to be redesigned.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> 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.sticky-header,body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi{display:table}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}</style> <table class="wikitable sticky-header"> <tbody><tr> <th>Stages<sup id="cite_ref-Vega_C_Users_Manual_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vega_C_Users_Manual-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Stage 1<br /><a href="/wiki/P120C" title="P120C">P120C</a> </th> <th>Stage 2<br /><a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 40</a> </th> <th>Stage 3<br /><a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 9</a> </th> <th>Stage 4<br /><a href="/wiki/AVUM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVUM">AVUM</a>+ </th></tr> <tr> <th>Height </th> <td>13.38 m (43 ft 11 in) </td> <td>8.07 m (26 ft 6 in) </td> <td>4.12 m (13 ft 6 in) </td> <td>2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Diameter </th> <td>3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) </td> <td>2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) </td> <td>1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) </td> <td>2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Propellant type </th> <td>Solid<br />(<a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene" title="Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene">HTPB</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate" title="Ammonium perchlorate">AP</a>/<a href="/wiki/Aluminium_powder" title="Aluminium powder">Al</a>) </td> <td>Solid<br />(HTPB/AP/Al) </td> <td>Solid<br />(HTPB/AP/Al) </td> <td>Liquid<br />(<a href="/wiki/UDMH" class="mw-redirect" title="UDMH">UDMH</a>/<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dinitrogen_tetroxide" title="Dinitrogen tetroxide">N<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></a></span>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Gross mass </th> <td>155,027 kg (341,776 lb) </td> <td>40,477 kg (89,237 lb) </td> <td>12,000 kg (26,000 lb) </td> <td>1,436 kg (3,166 lb) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Propellant mass </th> <td>141,634 kg (312,250 lb) </td> <td>36,239 kg (79,893 lb) </td> <td>10,567 kg (23,296 lb) </td> <td>740 kg (1,630 lb) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Average thrust </th> <td>4,323 kN (972,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) </td> <td>1,304 kN (293,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) </td> <td>317 kN (71,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) </td> <td>2.45 kN (550 lb<sub>f</sub>) </td></tr> <tr> <th>Burn time (sec.) </th> <td>135.7 </td> <td>92.9 </td> <td>119.6 </td> <td>924.8 (up to 5 burns)<sup id="cite_ref-AVUM_burns_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVUM_burns-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Specific impulse </th> <td>279 s (2.74 km/s) </td> <td>293.5 s (2.878 km/s) </td> <td>295.9 s (2.902 km/s) </td> <td>315.8 s (3.097 km/s) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_suppliers">Main suppliers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Main suppliers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Building the Vega is a European multi-national effort led by <a href="/wiki/Avio" title="Avio">Avio</a> of <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, which manages Vega development and oversees production as the prime contractor, and also builds the Zefiro 40, Zefiro 9 and AVUM+ stages. Europropulsion, a 50-50 joint venture of Avio and <a href="/wiki/ArianeGroup" title="ArianeGroup">ArianeGroup</a>, builds the P120C first stage. Dutch Space of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> builds the <a href="/wiki/Interstage" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstage">interstage</a> between the first and second stages. The <a href="/wiki/Italian_Aerospace_Research_Centre" title="Italian Aerospace Research Centre">Italian Aerospace Research Centre</a> builds the interstage between the second and third stages. <a href="/wiki/Beyond_Gravity" title="Beyond Gravity">Beyond Gravity</a> of <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> builds the <a href="/wiki/Payload_fairing" title="Payload fairing">payload fairing</a> and onboard <a href="/wiki/Guidance,_navigation,_and_control" title="Guidance, navigation, and control">GNC computer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/SABCA" title="SABCA">SABCA</a> of <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> builds the <a href="/wiki/Thrust_vector_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrust vector control">thrust vector control</a> systems.<sup id="cite_ref-Vega_C_Users_Manual_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vega_C_Users_Manual-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Payload_capacity">Payload capacity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Payload capacity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Arianespace" title="Arianespace">Arianespace</a> had indicated that the Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C launcher is able to carry 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) to a circular <a href="/wiki/Polar_orbit" title="Polar orbit">polar orbit</a> at an altitude of 700 km (430 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Arianespace_site_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arianespace_site-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of its ability to carry heavier payloads, Beyond Gravity had to redesign the <a href="/wiki/Payload_fairing" title="Payload fairing">fairing</a> of the Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C. The new fairing is 3.3 m (11 ft) in diameter and over 9 m (30 ft) tall, which offers nearly double the payload volume of the original Vega, which had a fairing of 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) in diameter and over 7.8 m (26 ft) tall.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ascent_timeline">Ascent timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ascent timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This timeline of a typical Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C ascent profile and associated sequence of events includes two AVUM+ boosts. However, the flight profile is optimized for each mission. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1281342579" /> </p> <table class="wikitable sticky-header"> <tbody><tr> <th>Event<sup id="cite_ref-Vega_C_Users_Manual_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vega_C_Users_Manual-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Time<br />(sec.) </th> <th>Altitude<br />km (mi) </th> <th>Velocity<br />m/s (ft/s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>P120C ignition & lift-off </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>P120C burn-out & separation, Zefiro 40 ignition </td> <td>142 </td> <td>60 (37) </td> <td>1,885 (6,180) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zefiro 40 burn-out & separation </td> <td>245 </td> <td>121 (75) </td> <td>4,555 (14,940) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zefiro 9 ignition </td> <td>249 </td> <td>123 (76) </td> <td>4,550 (14,900) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fairing jettisoning </td> <td>254 </td> <td>126 (78) </td> <td>4,600 (15,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zefiro 9 separation </td> <td>417 </td> <td>190 (120) </td> <td>7,564 (24,820) </td></tr> <tr> <td>AVUM+ 1st ignition </td> <td>448 </td> <td>199 (124) </td> <td>7,553 (24,780) </td></tr> <tr> <td>AVUM+ 1st cut-off </td> <td>1,090 </td> <td>300 (190) </td> <td>7,885 (25,870) </td></tr> <tr> <td>AVUM+ 2nd ignition </td> <td>3,151 </td> <td>619 (385) </td> <td>7,533 (24,710) </td></tr> <tr> <td>AVUM+ 2nd cut-off </td> <td>3,287 </td> <td>623 (387) </td> <td>7,631 (25,040) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Spacecraft separation </td> <td>3,427 </td> <td>626 (389) </td> <td>7,627 (25,020) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future">Future</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vega_C+"><span id="Vega_C.2B"></span>Vega C+</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Vega C+"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A mid-life upgrade, the Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C+ will feature the enlarged <a href="/wiki/P160C" title="P160C">P160C</a> first stage, replacing the <a href="/wiki/P120C" title="P120C">P120C</a>. This version has been extended by 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) and adds an additional 14 tonnes (31,000 lb) of propellant, enabling the launch of an additional 200 kilograms (440 lb) of payload.<sup id="cite_ref-ESF-1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESF-1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Half-Year_2024_Report_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Half-Year_2024_Report-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vega_E">Vega E</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Vega E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Building on Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C+, the Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>E (or Vega Evolution) is a further development of the Vega family with the Zefiro 9 and AVUM+ third and fourth stages replaced with a single upper stage powered by <a href="/wiki/Liquid_oxygen" title="Liquid oxygen">liquid oxygen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liquid_methane" class="mw-redirect" title="Liquid methane">liquid methane</a>. The improvements are expected to improve payload capacity by 25% over Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C.<sup id="cite_ref-Avio_2024_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avio_2024-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This design would enable multiple satellites to be launched into different orbits on a single launch. The engine for this new upper stage, the <a href="/wiki/M10_(rocket_engine)" title="M10 (rocket engine)">M10</a>, was the result of a collaboration between Avio and <a href="/wiki/Chemical_Automatics_Design_Bureau" title="Chemical Automatics Design Bureau">Chemical Automatics Design Bureau</a> (KBKhA).<sup id="cite_ref-eucassMIRA_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eucassMIRA-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Avio_site_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avio_site-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Successful testing of the M10 engine was conducted in 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the maiden flight of Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>E is anticipated in 2027.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ELA-3" title="ELA-3">Launch Complex 3</a> at the Guiana Space Centre, initially built for the Ariane 5, will be refurbished to support Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>E launches.<sup id="cite_ref-Avio_2024_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avio_2024-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vega_Next">Vega Next</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Vega Next"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the Vega Next rocket, expected to be introduced after 2032, Avio plans to develop a new M60 engine, a larger version of the liquid oxygen and liquid methane fueled M10 engine. The M60 would be the building block for this launcher, and could potentally enable the deveopment of a reusable first-stage.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Half-Year_2024_Report_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Half-Year_2024_Report-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_launches">List of launches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of launches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Vega_launches" title="List of Vega launches">List of Vega launches</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_history">Launch history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Launch history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Flight </th> <th>Date / time (<a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) </th> <th>Rocket </th> <th>Launch site </th> <th>Payload </th> <th>Payload mass </th> <th>Orbit </th> <th>Customers </th> <th>Launch<br />outcome </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV21&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV21 (page does not exist)">VV21</a> </th> <td>13 July 2022<br />13:13:17<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/LARES_(satellite)#LARES_2" title="LARES (satellite)">LARES 2</a></li><li>ALPHA</li><li>AstroBio CubeSat</li><li>CELESTA</li><li>GreenCube</li><li>MTCube-2</li><li>TRISAT-R</li></ul></div> </td> <td>350 kg (770 lb) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Space_Agency" title="Italian Space Agency">Italian Space Agency</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sapienza_University_of_Rome" title="Sapienza University of Rome">Sapienza University of Rome</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Montpellier" title="University of Montpellier">University of Montpellier</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maribor" title="University of Maribor">University of Maribor</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">First flight of Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Vega_C_flight_VV22" title="Vega C flight VV22">VV22</a> </th> <td>21 December 2022<br />01:47:31<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A9iades_(satellite)" title="Pléiades (satellite)">Pléiades Neo 5 & 6</a> </td> <td>1,977 kg (4,359 lb) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_Defence_and_Space" title="Airbus Defence and Space">Airbus Defence and Space</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pleiades-neo_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pleiades-neo-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Failure due to loss of pressure of the <a href="/wiki/Zefiro_(rocket_stage)" title="Zefiro (rocket stage)">Zefiro 40</a> second stage.<sup id="cite_ref-Nozzle-erosion_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nozzle-erosion-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C_flight_VV25&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega C flight VV25 (page does not exist)">VV25</a> </th> <td>5 December 2024<br />21:20:33<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega<span class="nowrap"> </span>C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sentinel-1C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sentinel-1C (page does not exist)">Sentinel-1C</a> </td> <td>2,300 kg (5,100 lb) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESA" class="mw-redirect" title="ESA">ESA</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Third <a href="/wiki/Sentinel-1" title="Sentinel-1">Sentinel-1</a> satellite. Return to flight for Vega C following the VV22 launch failure.<sup id="cite_ref-Nozzle-erosion_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nozzle-erosion-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_launches">Future launches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Future launches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This section is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/List_of_Vega_launches" title="List of Vega launches">List of Vega launches</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; font-size:85%;">(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Vega_launches&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Vega_launches&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1281342579" /> <table class="wikitable sticky-header"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date / time (<a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) <sup id="cite_ref-sworld.com.au_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sworld.com.au-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Rocket </th> <th>Launch site </th> <th>Payload </th> <th>Orbit </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 2025<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<br />VV26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BIOMASS" class="mw-redirect" title="BIOMASS">BIOMASS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Living_Planet_Programme" title="Living Planet Programme">Living Planet Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">June 2025<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<br />VV27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>CO3D × 4<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=MicroCarb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MicroCarb (page does not exist)">MicroCarb</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellites</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">September 2025<sup id="cite_ref-esa-20240430_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esa-20240430-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<br />VV28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SMILE_(spacecraft)" title="SMILE (spacecraft)">SMILE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Highly_elliptical_orbit" title="Highly elliptical orbit">HEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Joint Chinese-European <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">November 2025<sup id="cite_ref-nasa-20230905_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasa-20230905-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<br />VV29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>PLATiNO-2 / <a href="/wiki/Multi-Angle_Imager_for_Aerosols" title="Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols">MAIA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">PLATiNO-2 will host the MAIA instrument payload. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q4 2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-iride_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-iride-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<br />VV30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>IRIDE × ? </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">First launch for the Italian IRIDE <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a> constellation. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2025<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOMPSAT" title="KOMPSAT">KOMPSAT-6</a> (Arirang-6) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #9 rideshare mission. Delayed due to the VV22 Vega-C launch failure.<sup id="cite_ref-sn-20230303_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn-20230303-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #7 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2025<sup id="cite_ref-eumetsat-planned_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eumetsat-planned-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-20221129_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-20221129-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sentinel-3C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sentinel-3C (page does not exist)">Sentinel-3C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Third <a href="/wiki/Sentinel-3" title="Sentinel-3">Sentinel-3</a> <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sentinel-3_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentinel-3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #13 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q4 2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-iride_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-iride-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>IRIDE × ? </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Second launch for the Italian IRIDE <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a> constellation. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #8 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">TBD<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-20220106_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-20220106-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>PLATiNO-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #6 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2025<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #10 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2025<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/COSMO-Skymed" class="mw-redirect" title="COSMO-Skymed">CSG-3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Third <a href="/wiki/COSMO-SkyMed" title="COSMO-SkyMed">COSMO-SkyMed</a> 2nd Generation satellite. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2025<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SHALOM_(satellite)" title="SHALOM (satellite)">SHALOM</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Joint Italian-Israeli <a href="/wiki/Hyperspectral_imaging" title="Hyperspectral imaging">hyperspectral imaging</a> satellite. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">January 2026<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOMPSAT" title="KOMPSAT">KOMPSAT-7</a> (Arirang-7) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q2 2026<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #14 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2026<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #15 rideshare mission to an equatorial orbit. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2026<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #16 rideshare mission to an equatorial orbit. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q4 2026<sup id="cite_ref-eumetsat-planned_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eumetsat-planned-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-20221129_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-20221129-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_Anthropogenic_Carbon_Dioxide_Monitoring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (page does not exist)">CO2M-A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sentinel_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sentinel (satellite)">Sentinel-7A</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2026<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ALTIUS" title="ALTIUS">ALTIUS</a>, <a href="/wiki/FLEX_(satellite)" title="FLEX (satellite)">FLEX</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">ALTIUS is an ozone observation satellite. FLEX is an <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Living_Planet_Programme" title="Living Planet Programme">Living Planet Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2026<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ClearSpace-1" title="ClearSpace-1">ClearSpace-1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Space_debris" title="Space debris">Space debris</a> removal demo. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2026<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/COSMO-Skymed" class="mw-redirect" title="COSMO-Skymed">CSG-4</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Fourth <a href="/wiki/COSMO-SkyMed" title="COSMO-SkyMed">COSMO-SkyMed</a> 2nd Generation satellite. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2026<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>EAGLE-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Demonstrator satellite for the first European sovereign space-based <a href="/wiki/Quantum_key_distribution" title="Quantum key distribution">quantum key distribution</a> system.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q1 2027<sup id="cite_ref-eumetsat-planned_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eumetsat-planned-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-20221129_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-20221129-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_Anthropogenic_Carbon_Dioxide_Monitoring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (page does not exist)">CO2M-B</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sentinel_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sentinel (satellite)">Sentinel-7B</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q2 2027<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #17 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2027<sup id="cite_ref-ESF-1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESF-1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C+ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Space_Rider" title="Space Rider">Space Rider</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Technology_demonstration" title="Technology demonstration">Technology demonstration</a><sup id="cite_ref-spaceRider_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spaceRider-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2027<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cgms49-esa_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cgms49-esa-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Far-infrared_Outgoing_Radiation_Understanding_and_Monitoring" title="Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring">FORUM</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Living_Planet_Programme" title="Living Planet Programme">Living Planet Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q2 2028<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #18 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q4 2028<sup id="cite_ref-eumetsat-planned_39-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eumetsat-planned-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_Polar_Ice_and_Snow_Topography_Altimeter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (page does not exist)">CRISTAL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sentinel_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sentinel (satellite)">Sentinel-9</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polar_orbit" title="Polar orbit">Polar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q4 2028<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #19 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2028<sup id="cite_ref-eumetsat-planned_39-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eumetsat-planned-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-via-20160210_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-via-20160210-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sentinel-3D&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sentinel-3D (page does not exist)">Sentinel-3D</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Fourth <a href="/wiki/Sentinel-3" title="Sentinel-3">Sentinel-3</a> <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sentinel-3_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentinel-3-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q2 2029<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #20 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q3 2029<sup id="cite_ref-eumetsat-planned_39-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eumetsat-planned-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C<sup id="cite_ref-sn-20201113_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn-20201113-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_Imaging_Microwave_Radiometer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (page does not exist)">CIMR-A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sentinel_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sentinel (satellite)">Sentinel-11A</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Q4 2029<sup id="cite_ref-arianespace-rideshares_37-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arianespace-rideshares-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td>SSMS #21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">SSMS #21 rideshare mission. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2029<sup id="cite_ref-sn-20201113_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn-20201113-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_Hyperspectral_Imaging_Mission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission (page does not exist)">CHIME</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sentinel_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sentinel (satellite)">Sentinel-10</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2029<sup id="cite_ref-sn-20201113_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn-20201113-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_Land_Surface_Temperature_Monitoring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (page does not exist)">LSTM</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sentinel_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sentinel (satellite)">Sentinel-8</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">SSO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring. Part of the <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2030<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vega C </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Vega" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensemble de Lancement Vega">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Traceable_Radiometry_Underpinning_Terrestrial-_and_Helio-Studies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies (page does not exist)">TRUTHS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AVUM_burns-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AVUM_burns_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AVUM_burns_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Engines can burn up to 612.5 seconds per burn and can burn up to five times. Maximum cumulative burn time of 924.8 seconds.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_C&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cnes.fr/en/projects/vega-c">"Vega C"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/CNES" title="CNES">CNES</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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1A">1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_11" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 11">11</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2C" title="Long March 2C">2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2D" title="Long March 2D">2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2F" title="Long March 2F">2F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3A" title="Long March 3A">3A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">3B/E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3C" title="Long March 3C">3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4B" title="Long March 4B">4B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4C" title="Long March 4C">4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_5" title="Long March 5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_5B" class="mw-redirect" title="Long March 5B">5B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_6" title="Long March 6">6</a></li> <li><a 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title="New Glenn">New Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuri_(rocket)" title="Nuri (rocket)">Nuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OS-M1" class="mw-redirect" title="OS-M1">OS-M1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pegasus_XL" class="mw-redirect" title="Pegasus XL">Pegasus XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton-M" title="Proton-M">Proton-M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">PSLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaem_100" title="Qaem 100">Qaem 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qased_(rocket)" title="Qased (rocket)">Qased</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simorgh_(rocket)" title="Simorgh (rocket)">Simorgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System" title="Space Launch System">SLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-2" title="Soyuz-2">Soyuz-2</a> <ul><li><a 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development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares 330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloostar" class="mw-redirect" title="Bloostar">Bloostar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Whale_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Whale 1">Blue Whale 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone-4M" title="Cyclone-4M">Cyclone-4M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#DECA_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Deca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)#Epsilon_S" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmour_Space_Technologies#Eris_orbital_rocket" title="Gilmour Space Technologies">Eris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orienspace" title="Orienspace">Gravity-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innospace_HANBIT-NANO" title="Innospace HANBIT-NANO">HANBIT-NANO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperbola-2" 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title="Soyuz-7 (rocket family)">Soyuz-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isar_Aerospace_Spectrum" title="Isar Aerospace Spectrum">Spectrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_R" title="Terran R">Terran R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-3" title="Tianlong-3">Tianlong-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VLM_(rocket)" title="VLM (rocket)">VLM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_E" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega E">Vega E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#ZERO_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Zero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace#Zhuque-3" title="LandSpace">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuljanah_(rocket)" title="Zuljanah (rocket)">Zuljanah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">130</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230+</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_(rocket_family)" title="Ariane (rocket family)">Ariane</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_5" title="Ariane 5">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augmented_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle">ASLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_(rocket_family)" title="Athena (rocket family)">Athena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athena_I" title="Athena I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_II" title="Athena II">II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_(rocket_family)" title="Atlas (rocket family)">Atlas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SM-65B_Atlas" title="SM-65B Atlas">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65D_Atlas" title="SM-65D Atlas">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_E/F" title="Atlas E/F">E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_G" title="Atlas G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_H" title="Atlas H">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_I" title="Atlas I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_III" title="Atlas III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B" title="Atlas LV-3B">LV-3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_SLV-3" title="Atlas SLV-3">SLV-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Able" title="Atlas-Able">Able</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Agena" title="Atlas-Agena">Agena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Centaur" title="Atlas-Centaur">Centaur</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Arrow" title="Black Arrow">Black Arrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conestoga_(rocket)" title="Conestoga (rocket)">Conestoga</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_(rocket_family)" title="Delta (rocket family)">Delta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delta_A" title="Delta A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_B" title="Delta B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_C" title="Delta C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_D" title="Delta D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_E" title="Delta E">E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_G" title="Delta G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_J" title="Delta J">J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_L" title="Delta L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_M" title="Delta M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_N" title="Delta N">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_0100" title="Delta 0100">0100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_1000" title="Delta 1000">1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_2000" title="Delta 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_3000" title="Delta 3000">3000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_4000" title="Delta 4000">4000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_5000" title="Delta 5000">5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_II" title="Delta II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_III" title="Delta III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV" title="Delta IV">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV_Heavy" title="Delta IV Heavy">IV Heavy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamant" title="Diamant">Diamant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnepr_(rocket)" title="Dnepr (rocket)">Dnepr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energia_(rocket)" title="Energia (rocket)">Energia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">I</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">II</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_1" title="Falcon 1">Falcon 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.0" title="Falcon 9 v1.0">v1.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.1" title="Falcon 9 v1.1">v1.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Full_Thrust" title="Falcon 9 Full Thrust">v1.2 "Full Thrust"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feng_Bao_1" title="Feng Bao 1">Feng Bao 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GSLV_Mk_I" class="mw-redirect" title="GSLV Mk I">Mk I</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-I" title="H-I">H-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-II" title="H-II">H-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-IIB" title="H-IIB">H-IIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_I" title="Juno I">Juno I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_II" title="Juno II">Juno II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaituozhe-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaituozhe-1">Kaituozhe-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">Kosmos</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-1" title="Kosmos-1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-2I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-2I">2/2I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3M" title="Kosmos-3M">3M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_(rocket_family)" title="Lambda (rocket family)">Lambda</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_4S" title="Lambda 4S">4S</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LauncherOne" title="LauncherOne">LauncherOne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1" title="Long March 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1D" title="Long March 1D">1D</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2A" title="Long March 2A">2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2E" title="Long March 2E">2E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3" title="Long March 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4A" title="Long March 4A">4A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mu_(rocket_family)" title="Mu (rocket family)">Mu</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M-4S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-4S">4S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3C" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3C">3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3H" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3H">3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3S">3S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3SII" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3SII">3SII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-V" title="M-V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N1_(rocket)" title="N1 (rocket)">N1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-I_(rocket)" title="N-I (rocket)">N-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-II_(rocket)" title="N-II (rocket)">N-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naro-1" title="Naro-1">Naro-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paektusan_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paektusan (rocket)">Paektusan</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOTS-EV-1_Pilot" title="NOTS-EV-1 Pilot">Pilot-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-7_(rocket_family)" title="R-7 (rocket family)">R-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luna_(rocket)" title="Luna (rocket)">Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya_(rocket)" title="Molniya (rocket)">Molniya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-M" title="Molniya-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-L" class="mw-redirect" title="Molniya-L">L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyot_(rocket)" title="Polyot (rocket)">Polyot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)" title="Soyuz (rocket family)">Soyuz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket)" title="Soyuz (rocket)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-FG" title="Soyuz-FG">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-L" title="Soyuz-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-M" title="Soyuz-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U" title="Soyuz-U">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U2" title="Soyuz-U2">U2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz/Vostok" title="Soyuz/Vostok">Soyuz/Vostok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_(rocket)" title="Sputnik (rocket)">Sputnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voskhod_(rocket)" title="Voskhod (rocket)">Voskhod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok_(rocket_family)" title="Vostok (rocket family)">Vostok</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-L" title="Vostok-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-K" title="Vostok-K">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2_(rocket)" title="Vostok-2 (rocket)">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2M" title="Vostok-2M">2M</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-29_Vysota" class="mw-redirect" title="R-29 Vysota">R-29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shtil%27" title="Shtil'">Shtil'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volna" title="Volna">Volna</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astra_Rocket" title="Astra Rocket">Rocket 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RS1_(rocket)" title="RS1 (rocket)">RS1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">Safir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)" title="Saturn (rocket family)">Saturn</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_I" title="Saturn I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_IB" title="Saturn IB">IB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_V" title="Saturn V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_(rocket_family)" title="Scout (rocket family)">Scout</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-1" title="Scout X-1">X-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">Blue Scout II</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2" title="Scout X-2">X-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2M" title="Scout X-2M">X-2M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3 (page does not exist)">X-3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3M&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3M (page does not exist)">X-3M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-4 (page does not exist)">X-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2B" title="Scout X-2B">X-2B</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B-1">B-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_D-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout D-1">D-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A-1">A-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_E-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout E-1 (page does not exist)">E-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_F-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout F-1">F-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_G-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout G-1">G-1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Satellite Launch Vehicle">SLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPARK_(rocket)" title="SPARK (rocket)">SPARK</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparta_(rocket)" title="Sparta (rocket)">Sparta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS-520#SS-520-4" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-520">SS-520</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Start-1" title="Start-1">Start-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_1" title="Terran 1">Terran 1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_(rocket_family)" title="Thor (rocket family)">Thor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Able" title="Thor-Able">Able</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">Ablestar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">Burner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Delta" title="Thor-Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_DSV-2U" title="Thor DSV-2U">DSV-2U</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">Thorad-Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_(rocket_family)" title="Titan (rocket family)">Titan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titan_II_GLV" title="Titan II GLV">II GLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIA" title="Titan IIIA">IIIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIB" title="Titan IIIB">IIIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIC" title="Titan IIIC">IIIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIID" title="Titan IIID">IIID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIE" title="Titan IIIE">IIIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_34D" title="Titan 34D">34D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_23G" title="Titan 23G">23G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commercial_Titan_III" title="Commercial Titan III">CT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IV" title="Titan IV">IV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">Tsyklon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R-36_(missile)" title="R-36 (missile)">R-36-O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-2" title="Tsyklon-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-3" title="Tsyklon-3">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Rocket" title="Universal Rocket">Universal Rocket</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family)" title="Proton (rocket family)">UR-500 Proton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton-K" title="Proton-K">Proton-K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rokot" title="Rokot">Rokot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strela_(rocket)" title="Strela (rocket)">Strela</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanguard_(rocket)" title="Vanguard (rocket)">Vanguard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">original</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VLS-1" title="VLS-1">VLS-1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit_(rocket_family)" title="Zenit (rocket family)">Zenit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-2" title="Zenit-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-2M" title="Zenit-2M">2M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-2M" title="Zenit-2M">2FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SL" title="Zenit-3SL">3SL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SLB" title="Zenit-3SLB">3SLB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3F" title="Zenit-3F">3F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zhuque-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhuque-1">1</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Classes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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