Vega
updated 2 days ago
European small-lift solid-fuel orbital rocket
Vega is Europe's small launcher, built by Avio in Italy and flown from Kourou. The Vega-C variant had a rough patch — a December 2022 failure grounded it for two years — before returning to flight in December 2024 and flying regularly again.
We track every Vega launch.
Vega
updated 2 days ago
European small-lift solid-fuel orbital rocket
Vega is Europe's small launcher, built by Avio in Italy and flown from Kourou. The Vega-C variant had a rough patch — a December 2022 failure grounded it for two years — before returning to flight in December 2024 and flying regularly again.
We track every Vega launch.
Service since 2012
2012 to 2029
2012 first flight 2015 peak (3 launches)
- launches
- 30
- success
- 90%
- upcoming
- 12
Vega launch activity
Past launches and what's coming up
- Apr 29 202509:15 UTCApr 29 202509:15 UTCBiomass Broadcast available
- Jul 26 202502:03 UTCJul 26 202502:03 UTCCO3D & MicroCarb Broadcast available
- Dec 01 202517:21 UTCDec 01 202517:21 UTCKOMPSAT-7 Broadcast available
- May 19 202603:52 UTCMay 19 202603:52 UTC
- Sep 15 202606:21 UTCSep 15 202606:21 UTC
- Now Oct 13 · 2026
Upcoming
- Dec 2026Dec 2026
- Jun 2027Jun 2027
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Full launch history
| 2029 | ||||
2029 | ClearSpace-1 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2029 Q3 | CIMR A France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
| 2028 | ||||
2028 | ALTIUS France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2028 | CO2M-B France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2028 Q4 | CRISTAL France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
| 2027 | ||||
2027 | KOMPSAT-6 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2027 | SHALOM France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2027 | Eagle-1 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2027 | FORUM France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
2027 | IRIDE-HYP-PLATINO x 2 Italy • Avio • Vega C | |||
June 2027 | CSG-4 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
| 2026 | ||||
December 2026 | IRIDE Mission 1 Italy • Avio • Vega C | |||
Today | ||||
Sep 15, 2026 | Sentinel-3C France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
May 19, 2026 | SMILE Italy • Avio • Vega C | |||
| 2025 | ||||
Dec 1, 2025 | KOMPSAT-7 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
Jul 26, 2025 | CO3D & MicroCarb France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
Apr 29, 2025 | Biomass France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
| 2024 | ||||
Dec 5, 2024 | Sentinel-1C France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
Sep 5, 2024 | Sentinel-2C France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2023 | ||||
Oct 9, 2023 | THEOS-2 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2022 | ||||
Dec 21, 2022Failure | Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
Jul 13, 2022 | LARES 2 France • Arianespace • Vega C | |||
| 2021 | ||||
Nov 16, 2021 | CERES x 3 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Aug 17, 2021 | Pléiades Neo 4 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Apr 29, 2021 | Pléiades Neo 3 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2020 | ||||
Nov 17, 2020Failure | SEOSat-Ingenio and TARANIS France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Sep 3, 2020 | SSMS PoC France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2019 | ||||
Jul 11, 2019Failure | Falcon Eye 1 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Mar 22, 2019 | PRISMA France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2018 | ||||
Nov 21, 2018 | Mohammed VI-B France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Aug 22, 2018 | ADM-Aeolus France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2017 | ||||
Nov 8, 2017 | Mohammed VI-A France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Aug 2, 2017 | OPTSAT-3000 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Mar 7, 2017 | Sentinel-2B France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2016 | ||||
Dec 5, 2016 | Göktürk-1 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Sep 16, 2016 | PeruSat-1 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2015 | ||||
Dec 3, 2015 | LISA Pathfinder France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Jun 23, 2015 | Sentinel-2A France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
Feb 11, 2015 | IXV France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2014 | ||||
Apr 30, 2014 | KazEOSat 1 France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2013 | ||||
May 7, 2013 | Proba-V France • Arianespace • Vega | |||
| 2012 | ||||
Feb 13, 2012 | LARES France • Arianespace • Vega | |||