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Vega-C
European small-lift launcher; returned to flight December 2024 after 2022 mission failure.
Verified 2026-09-24 · First flight 2022-07-13
Systems cutaway
Specs & Metrics
- Payload to LEO ↑ better
- 2,300 kg
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to low Earth orbit (~200–400 km circular), in the vehicle's stated reference configuration.
- Liftoff Thrust ↑ better
- 4323 kN
- P120C first stage; some sources list ~4,500 kN
- Total first-stage thrust at liftoff (sea-level), in kilonewtons, summing all active engines and solid strap-ons.
- Liftoff Mass ↓ better
- 210 t
- Total vehicle mass at liftoff including propellant, payload, and all stages, in metric tonnes.
- Vehicle Height ↓ better
- 34.8 m
- Full stack height at liftoff, in metres, including fairing or spacecraft.