Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Sentinel-2C Mission | Vega | Sep 5, 2024 |
| THEOS-2/TRITON | Vega | Oct 9, 2023 |
| CERES 1-3 | Vega | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Pleiades Neo 4 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Vega | Not stated | 22 | Retired |
Vega |
| Aug 17, 2021 |
| Pleiades Neo 3 Mission | Vega | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Launch 2020-U01 | Vega | Nov 17, 2020 |
| SSMS | Vega | Sep 3, 2020 |
| Launch 2019-F05 | Vega | Jul 11, 2019 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Avio is the direct and autonomous commercial and technical operator for Vega family launches, progressively replacing Arianespace.
Finis Terrae demonstrated the feasibility of transferring from an elliptical Earth orbit to an appropriate orbit around Mars and injecting the payload into an entry trajectory using a Vega-family launch vehicle for ascent and an orbital module based on the Vertue OPM project for transfer.
The VV28 mission demonstrated the reliability of the Vega family for transporting scientific and Earth observation payloads into orbit.
ESA's reusable rocket upper stage project has potential applications as an evolution of Avio’s Vega family of rockets.
The activities support de-risking demonstrations of reusable lower stages and evolving the Vega family of rockets.
Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume, and improved competitiveness compared with its predecessor.