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List of Vega launches

{{Short description|Orbital launch vehicle by the European space agency}}

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Vega is an expendable launch system in use by Arianespace which was jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Development began in 1998 and the first launch took place from the Guiana Space Centre on 13 February 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Vega/index.html|title=Vega|publisher=ESA|date=3 February 2012|access-date=14 February 2012}}

It is designed to launch small payloads — {{convert|300|to|2500|kg}} satellites for scientific and Earth observation missions to polar and low Earth orbits.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16956324|title=Vega launcher makes first flight|first=Jonathan|last=Amos|date=13 February 2012|access-date=13 February 2012|agency=BBC News}} The reference Vega mission is a polar orbit bringing a spacecraft of {{convert|1500|kg}} to an altitude of {{convert|700|km}}.

The rocket, named after the star Vega,{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/14548-europe-launches-vega-rocket-maiden-voyage.html |title=Europe Launches New Vega Rocket on Maiden Voyage|author=Tariq Malik|publisher=Space.com|quote=The Italian-built Vega rocket is named after the second-brightest star in the northern hemisphere|date=13 February 2012|access-date=29 May 2014}} is a single-body launcher (no strap-on boosters) with three solid rocket stages: the P80 first stage, the Zefiro 23 second stage, and the Zefiro 9 third stage. The upper module is a liquid rocket called AVUM. The improved version of the P80 stage, the P120C, is also used as the side boosters of the Ariane 6. Italy is the leading contributor to the Vega program (65%), followed by France (13%).{{cite news|last=Svitak|first=Amy |url=https://aviationweek.com/awin/european-vega-small-class-launcher-targets-government-market|title=European Vega Small-Class Launcher Targets Government Market|publisher=Aviation Week|date=6 February 2012 |access-date=11 March 2010|url-access=subscription}} Other participants include Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1202/14germanyvega/|title=Vega launcher program courts German participation|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=14 February 2012|access-date=14 February 2012|author=Clark, Steven}}

Launch statistics

= Rocket configurations =

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= Launch outcomes =

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= Orbits =

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Past launches

Note: Date and time of start (as count-down zero, ignition or lift-off?) is listed in UTC. (Although local time at Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, South America is UTC−3.)

= 2013–2019 =

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! Flight

! Date / time (UTC)

! Rocket

! Launch site

! Payload

! Payload mass

! Orbit

! Customer

! Launch Outcome

rowspan=2 |VV01

| 13 February 2012
10:00:00

| Vega

| ELV

| {{hlist | LARES | ALMASat-1 | e-st@r | Goliat | MaSat-1 | PW-Sat | ROBUSTA | UniCubeSat-GG | Xatcobeo }}

|

| LEO

| University of Bologna{{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/mission/vega-flight-vv01/|title=Vega Flight VV01|website=Arianespace|access-date=2020-03-20}}

| {{Success}}{{cn|date=September 2024}}

colspan=8 |First Vega launch; Geodetic and Nanosatellite;
rowspan=2 |VV02

| 7 May 2013
02:06:31

| Vega

| ELV

| {{hlist | PROBA-V | VNREDSat 1A | ESTCube-1 }}

| {{cvt|254.83|kg}} {{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/VV02-PROBA-V-VNREDSat-1-GB-1.pdf|title=SECOND VEGA LAUNCH FROM THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER (Press Kit)|publisher=Arianespace|date=May 2013|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| {{hlist | ESA | VAST | University of Tartu }}

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | First commercial launch; Earth observation satellite;VERTA is an acronym for Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment and designates Vega's missions aiming "to demonstrate the flexibility of the Vega launch system" VERTA framework includes four ESA missions (PROBA-V, ADM-Aeolus, LISA Pathfinder and IXV), but also some missions of National Agencies (like ASI). Source: ESA (20 November 2013) [http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Vega3/VERTA_programme VERTA Programme] ASI (2015) [http://www.asi.it/en/activity/earth_observation/prisma_ PRISMA Precursore IperSpettrale (Hyperspectral Precursor) of the application mission]{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflight101.com/vega-vv02-launch-updates.html|title=Vega delivers three Satellites to Orbit to achieve second Success|date=7 May 2013|publisher=Spaceflight101|access-date=14 January 2014

|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115144957/http://www.spaceflight101.com/vega-vv02-launch-updates.html|archive-date=15 January 2014}}

rowspan=2 |VV03

| 30 April 2014
01:35:15

| Vega

| ELV

| KazEOSat 1

| {{cvt|830|kg}} {{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/VV03-launchkit-EN2.pdf|title=THIRD VEGA LAUNCH FROM THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER (Press Kit)|publisher=Arianespace |date=September 2015|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| KGS

| {{Success}}{{cn|date=September 2024}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite {{cite web|url=http://www.kazakhstanlive.com/2.aspx?sr=100&CatID=9f9f8034-6dd6-4f7e-adcf-0f6a7c0406d9&ProdID=888e9540-30fd-479f-a0ce-3f10d4a39b48 |title=Kazakhstan to launch sastellite on new Arianespace Vega vehicle|date=22 June 2012|author=Greg Delaney|website=kazakhstanlive.com|access-date=7 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116084019/http://www.kazakhstanlive.com/2.aspx?sr=100&CatID=9f9f8034-6dd6-4f7e-adcf-0f6a7c0406d9&ProdID=888e9540-30fd-479f-a0ce-3f10d4a39b48|archive-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}
rowspan=2 | VV04

| 11 February 2015
13:40:00

| Vega

| ELV

| IXV

| {{cvt|1845|kg}} {{cite web|date=September 2015|title=February 2015 {{!}} VV04 {{!}} IXV (Press Kit)|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/VV04-launchkit-GB.pdf|access-date=20 March 2020|website=arianespace.com|publisher=Arianespace}}

| TAO

| ESA

| {{Success}}{{cn|date=September 2024}}

colspan="7" |Reentry technology demonstration; IXV deployed into a transatmospheric orbit, AVUM briefly entered a low Earth orbit before performing targeted de-orbit.{{cite news|last1=Bergin|first1=Chris|date=3 July 2014|title=ESA's experimental space plane gearing up for November debut|publisher=NASASpaceflight|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/07/esas-experimental-space-plane-gearing-november/|access-date=3 July 2014}}{{cite news|date=17 October 2014|title=The Spaceport keeps pace with Arianespace's busy mission cadence|publisher=Arianespace|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2014/10-17-2014-combined_missions.asp|access-date=20 October 2014}}{{cite news|title=ESA launch schedule|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_schedule|access-date=28 November 2014}}{{cite web|date=29 March 2013|title=Vega to fly ESA experimental reentry vehicle|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Vega_to_fly_ESA_experimental_reentry_vehicle|access-date=7 May 2013|publisher=ESA}}{{cite web|title=IXV – Intermediate Experimental Vehicle|url=http://www.spaceflight101.com/ixv.html|access-date=2015-02-27|website=spaceflight101}}
rowspan=2 |VV05

| 23 June 2015
01:51:58

| Vega

| ELV

| Sentinel-2A

| {{cvt|1130|kg}} {{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/VV05-launchkit-GB.pdf|title=June 2015 {{!}} VV05 {{!}} Sentinel-2A (Press Kit) |publisher=Arianespace|date=September 2015|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| ESA

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite [https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/sentinel-2 "Sentinel-2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330195446/https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-future-missions/sentinel-2 |date=30 March 2015 }} ESA Retrieved 30 April 2014{{cite web |title=Soyuz orbits Sentinel-1A on 7th successful launch from French Guiana|url=http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/11229-gp-soyuz-orbits-sentinel-1a-on-7th-successful-launch-from-french-guiana.php|publisher=CNES |access-date=30 April 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/launch-services-vega/milestones.asp|title=Vega milestones|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=7 May 2013}}{{cite web|title=ESA books Eurockot Launch for Sentinel-5p Satellite|url=http://www.eurockot.com/2014/01/esa-books-eurockot-launch-for-sentinel-5p-satellite/|publisher=Eurockot Launch Services|access-date=30 April 2014}}
rowspan=2 |VV06

| 3 December 2015
04:04:00

| Vega

| ELV

| LISA Pathfinder

| {{cvt|1906|kg}} {{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/VV06-launchkit-GB2.pdf|title=December 2015 {{!}} VV06 {{!}} LISA Pathfinder (Press Kit)|publisher=Arianespace

|date=November 2015|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| Halo orbit Earth–Sun L1

| ESA / NASA

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Technology demonstrator{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/LISA_Pathfinder_overview|title=LISA Pathfinder overview |date=10 January 2013|publisher=ESA|access-date=7 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/LISA_Pathfinder_en_route_to_gravitational_wave_demonstration|title=LISA Pathfinder enroute to gravitational wave demonstration|publisher=ESA|access-date=3 December 2015}}
rowspan=2 |VV07

| 16 September 2016
01:43:35

| Vega

|ELV

| {{hlist | PeruSat-1 | 4 × Terra Bella satellites }}

|{{cvt|870|kg}}{{cite web|last=Arianespace|date=September 2016|title=Launch Kt {{!}} September 2016 {{!}} VV07 {{!}} PerúSAT-1 SkySats-4 to 7|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/VV07-launchkit-GB-3.pdf|access-date=20 March 2020|website=arianespace.com}}

| SSO

| {{hlist | Peruvian Armed Forces | Terra Bella }}

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Reconnaissance satellite / Earth observation satellite{{cite news|last1=de Selding|first1=Peter B.|title=Vega To Launch Peruvian Imaging Satellite Along with Skybox Craft |url=http://spacenews.com/vega-to-launch-peruvian-imaging-satellite-along-with-skybox-craft/|access-date=3 October 2015|publisher=SpaceNews|date=25 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://spacenews.com/vega-to-launch-skybox-satellites/|title=Vega To Launch Skybox Satellites|date=17 March 2015|publisher=SpaceNews|access-date=18 March 2015}}
rowspan=2 |VV08

| 5 December 2016
13:51:44

| Vega

| ELV

| Göktürk-1A

| {{cvt|1060|kg}}{{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/VV08-launchkit-GB.pdf|title=Launch Kit {{!}} December 2016 {{!}} VV08 {{!}} GÖKTÜRK-1|last=Arianespace|date=November 2016|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| Turkish Armed Forces

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite {{cite web|title=Arianespace's Vega scores its eighth success in orbiting GÖKTÜRK-1 for Turkey|url=http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/arianespaces-vega-scores-its-eighth-success-in-orbiting-gokturk-1-for-turkey/|publisher=Arinespace|access-date=5 December 2016}} (IMINT, Reconnaissance)
rowspan=2 |VV09

| 7 March 2017
01:49:24

| Vega

| ELV

| Sentinel-2B

| {{cvt|1130|kg}}{{cite web|last=Arianespace|date=February 2017|title=Launch Kit {{!}} March 2017 {{!}} VV09 {{!}} Sentinel-2B|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/VV09-launchkit-EN.pdf|access-date=20 March 2020|website=arianespace.com}}

| SSO

| ESA

| {{Success}}

colspan="7" |Earth observation satellite{{cite web|title=Project main steps|url=http://missions-scientifiques.cnes.fr/VENUS/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019043739/http://missions-scientifiques.cnes.fr/VENUS/|archive-date=19 October 2015|access-date=3 October 2015|website=cnes.fr|publisher=CNES}}{{cite web|date=19 February 2014|title=Arianespace to launch OPTSAT 3000 and VENμS satellites|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2014/2-19-2014-Contract-Optsat3000-Venus.asp|access-date=24 February 2014|publisher=Arianespace}}
rowspan=2 |VV10

| 2 August 2017
01:58:33

| Vega

| ELV

| {{hlist | OPTSAT-3000 | VENμS }}

| {{cvt|632|kg}}{{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/VV10-launchkit-EN.pdf|title=Launch Kit {{!}} August 2017 {{!}} VV10 {{!}} OPTSAT-3000 Venμs|last=Arianespace|date=July 2017|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| {{hlist | Italian Defense Ministry | ISA/CNES }}

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | IMINT Earth observation satellite{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Stephen|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/02/vega-launcher-achieves-on-target-deployment-of-earth-imaging-satellites/ |title=Vega launcher achieves on-target deployment of Earth-imaging satellites|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=2 August 2017|access-date=11 March 2019}}
rowspan=2 |VV11

| 8 November 2017
01:42:31

| Vega

| ELV

| Mohammed VI-A (MN35-13A)

| {{cvt|1110|kg}}{{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/VV11-launchkit-EN3.pdf|title=Launch Kit {{!}} November 2017 {{!}} V11 {{!}} MOHAMMED VI – A satellite |last=Arianespace|date=October 2017|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| Morocco

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight101.com/events/vega-vv11-mn35-a/|title=Vega VV11 • MN35-A|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Spaceflight101}}
rowspan=2 |VV12

|22 August 2018
21:20:09 {{cite tweet|user=esaoperations|author=ESA Operations|number=1032379307652395008|title=Exact #Vega liftoff time of flight #VV12 with #Aeolus is confirmed as 21:20:09.478Z|date=22 August 2018|access-date=23 August 2018}}

|Vega

|ELV

|ADM-Aeolus{{cite web|title=Launch Schedule|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/|access-date=11 August 2018|website=Spaceflight Now}}[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Earth_Explorers/ADM-Aeolus/Wind_laser_survives_extremes "Wind laser survives extremes"] ESA Retrieved 29 April 2014{{cite news|last1=de Selding|first1=Peter B.|date=22 May 2015|title=Cost, Schedule Woes on 2 Lidar Missions Push ESA To Change Contract Procedures|publisher=SpaceNews|url=http://spacenews.com/cost-schedule-woes-on-2-lidar-missions-push-esa-to-change-contract-procedures/|access-date=3 October 2015}}

|{{cvt|1357|kg}} {{cite web|last=Arianespace|date=August 2018|title=Launch Kit {{!}} August 2018 {{!}} VV12 {{!}} AEOLUS|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DDP-VV12-GB.pdf|access-date=20 March 2020|website=arianespace.com}}

| SSO

| ESA

| {{Success}}

colspan="7" |Weather satellite
rowspan=2 |VV13

| 21 November 2018
01:42:31 {{cite press release|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vega-vv13-success/|title=Arianespace orbits the MOHAMMED VI–B satellite on 13th successful Vega launch in a row|publisher=Arianespace|date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}

| Vega

| ELV

| Mohammed VI-B (MN35-13B)

| {{cvt|1108|kg}} {{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VV13-launchkit-EN.pdf|title=Launch Kit {{!}} November 2018 {{!}} VV13 {{!}} MOHAMMED VI – B satellite |last=Arianespace|date=November 2018|website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| Morocco

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite
rowspan=2 |VV14

| 22 March 2019
01:50:35 {{cite tweet|author=Arianespace|user=Arianespace|number=1108826825327812609|title=Arianespace's first Vega flight in 2019 – and third overall this year – lifts off today from the Spaceport in French Guiana|date=21 March 2019|access-date=21 March 2019}}

| Vega

| ELV

| PRISMA{{cite web|author=ASI|title=PRISMA Launch Date|url=http://www.prisma-i.it/index.php/en/news/program/128-prisma-launch-date|access-date=16 October 2018}}

| {{cvt|879|kg}} {{cite web|url=https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DDP-VV14-GB.pdf|title=LAUNCH KIT March 2019 VV14 PRISMA|last=Arianespace|date=March 2019 |website=arianespace.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| SSO

| Italian Space Agency

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite
rowspan=2 |VV15

| 11 July 2019
01:53

| Vega

| ELV

| Falcon Eye 1

| {{cvt|1197|kg}}

| SSO

| UAEAF{{cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/vega-suffers-her-first-failure-during-falcon-eye-1-launch/|title=Vega suffers her first failure during Falcon Eye-1 launch|last=Bergin|first=Chris|date=10 July 2019|website=nasaspaceflight.com|access-date=20 March 2020}}

| {{Failure}} {{cite web|title=Arianespace Flight VV15: Mission failure|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-flight-vv15-mission-failure/}}

colspan=8 | IMINT (Reconnaissance) – The VV15 launch failure was possibly caused by a thermal protection design flaw on the second stage's forward dome area,{{cite web|title=Vega flight VV15: findings of the Independent Inquiry Commission's investigations |url=https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Vega_flight_VV15_findings_of_the_Independent_Inquiry_Commission_s_investigations|publisher=European Space Agency|access-date=14 September 2019|date=5 September 2019}} and led to reassignment of the FalconEye 2 launch.{{cite web |last1=Henry |first1=Caleb |title=UAE's Falcon Eye 2 satellite switched from Vega to Soyuz |url=https://spacenews.com/uaes-falcon-eye-2-satellite-switched-from-vega-to-soyuz/ |website=SpaceNews |access-date=9 October 2022 |date=January 13, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Foust |first1=Jeff |author1-link=Jeff Foust |title=Soyuz launches Falcon Eye 2 satellite for UAE |url=https://spacenews.com/soyuz-launches-falcon-eye-2-satellite-for-uae/ |website=SpaceNews |access-date=9 October 2022 |date=December 1, 2020}} This also led to the highest recorded amount (US$411.21 million) for an insurance claim for a satellite launch failure.{{cite web |last1=Cohn |first1=Carolyn |last2=Sims |first2=Tom |last3=Hussain |first3=Noor |title=Space insurance costs to rocket after satellite crash |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-insurance/space-insurance-costs-to-rocket-after-satellite-crash-idUSKCN1UQ1SK |website=Reuters |access-date=9 October 2022 |date=31 July 2019}}

= 2020–present =

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!Flight

!Date / time (UTC)

!Rocket

!Launch site

!Payload

!Payload mass

!Orbit

!Customers

!Launch
Outcome

rowspan=2 |VV16

| 3 September 2020
01:51:10 {{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/|title=Launch Schedule|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=2 September 2020|access-date=3 September 2020}}

| Vega

| ELV

| SSMS PoC Flight (53 satellites)

|

| SSO

| Various

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Technology demonstration: launch of the Small Satellites Mission Service Dispenser (SSMS Dispenser) proof of concept flight carrying 53 microsatellites and CubeSats.{{cite web |url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Vega_flight_opportunity_for_multiple_small_satellites|title=Vega flight opportunity for multiple small satellites|publisher=ESA|date=22 February 2017|access-date=22 February 2017}}
rowspan=2 |VV17

| 17 November 2020
01:52:20 {{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/|title=Launch Schedule|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=14 November 2020|access-date=18 November 2020}}

| Vega

| ELV

| SEOSat-Ingenio and TARANIS

| {{cvt|925|kg}}

| SSO

| CDTI and CNES

| {{Failure}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellite{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Gunter|title=Ingenio|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ingenio.htm|access-date=3 August 2017|publisher=Gunter's Space Page}} and Study of the atmosphere of the Earth.{{cite web|date=29 June 2018|title=Taranis|url=https://taranis.cnes.fr/en/TARANIS/index.htm|access-date=16 October 2018|publisher=CNES}} After ignition of the AVUM upper stage, a trajectory deviation caused failure. Satellites were valued at nearly US$400 million.{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/11/17/arianespace-traces-cause-of-vega-launch-failure-to-human-error/|title=Arianespace traces cause of Vega launch failure to "human error"|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=17 November 2020|access-date=18 November 2020}} An assembly error (inverted control cable) was the suspected cause.
rowspan=2 |VV18

| 29 April 2021
01:50 {{cite web |url=https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vega-vv18-launch-success/ |title=18th Vega mission marks Arianespace's second successful launch in 72 hours |publisher=Arianespace |date=29 April 2021 |access-date=29 April 2021}}

| Vega

| ELV

| {{hlist | Pléiades Neo 3 | NorSat-3 | Bravo | ELO Alpha | Lemur-2 × 2 }}

| {{cvt|1278|kg}}

| SSO

| {{hlist | Airbus Defence and Space | NOSA | Aurora Insight | Eutelsat | Spire Global }}

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) piggyback mission.
rowspan=2 |VV19

| 17 August 2021
01:47 {{cite web |url=https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vv19-vega-launch-success/ |title=19th Vega mission demonstrates Arianespace's ability to deliver for the most innovative projects for the benefits of its clients |publisher=Arianespace |date=17 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021}}

| Vega

| ELV

| {{hlist | Pléiades Neo 4 | BRO-4 | LEDSAT | RADCUBE | SUNSTORM }}

| {{cvt|1029|kg}}

| SSO

| {{hlist | Airbus Defence and Space | UnseenLabs | Sapienza University of Rome | ESA | C3S Hungary | Reaktor Space Lab }}

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) piggyback mission.
rowspan=2 |VV20

| 16 November 2021
09:27:55{{cite press release |url=https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/vv20-arianespaces-vega-launcher-successfully-orbits-three-ceres-satellites/ |title=VV20: Arianespace's Vega launcher successfully orbits three CERES satellites |work=Arianespace |date=16 November 2021 |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| Vega

| ELV

| CERES 1/2/3

| {{cvt|1548|kg}}

| Semi-synchronous

| CNES/DGA

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | SIGINT satellites.{{cite press release|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/building-on-its-2016-successes-arianespace-looks-to-the-future-with-confidence-at-the-service-of-its-customers/|title=Building on its 2016 successes, Arianespace looks to the future with confidence at the service of its customers|publisher=Arianespace|date=4 January 2017 |access-date=8 January 2017}}
rowspan=2 |VV21

| 13 July 2022
13:13:17{{cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Ian |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/07/vega-c-debut-launch/ |title=ESA launches upgraded Vega-C rocket on first mission |work=NASASpaceFlight |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| {{hlist|LARES 2|ALPHA|AstroBio CubeSat|CELESTA|GreenCube|MTCube-2|TRISAT-R}}

|{{cvt|350|kg}}

| MEO

| {{hlist|Italian Space Agency|Sapienza University of Rome|University of Montpellier|University of Maribor}}

|{{Success}}

colspan=8 | First flight of Vega C
rowspan=2 |VV22

| 21 December 2022
01:47:31{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/12/21/two-pleiades-neo-earth-imaging-satellites-lost-in-failure-of-europes-vega-c-rocket/ |title=Two Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging satellites lost in failure of Europe's Vega C rocket |work=Spaceflight Now |date=21 December 2022 |access-date=21 December 2022}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| Pléiades Neo 5 & 6

| {{cvt|1977|kg}}

| SSO

| Airbus Defence and Space

| {{Failure}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellites.{{cite web |last=Krebs |first=Gunter |title=Pléiades-Neo 1, 2, 3, 4 (VHR-2020 1, 2, 3, 4) |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pleiades-neo.htm |access-date=16 October 2018 |publisher=Gunter's Space Page}} Failure due to loss of pressure of the Zefiro 40 second stage.{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2023-03-03 |title=Nozzle erosion blamed for Vega C launch failure |url=https://spacenews.com/nozzle-erosion-blamed-for-vega-c-launch-failure/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}
rowspan=2 | VV23

| 9 October 2023
01:36{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.arianespace.com/flight-vv23-success-to-the-benefit-of-thailand-taiwan-and-10-cubesats/ |title=Flight VV23: success to the benefit of Thaland, Taiwan and cubesats |date=9 October 2023 |access-date=10 October 2023 |work=Arianespace}}

| Vega

| ELV

| {{hlist|THEOS-2|TRITON|ANSER × 3|CSC × 2|ESTCube-2|MACSAT|N3SS|PRETTY|PROBA-V CC}}

|

| SSO

| {{hlist|GISTDA|TASA|INTA|ISISPACE|Tartu Observatory|OQ Technology|CNES|TU Graz|Aerospacelab}}

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Earth observation satellites and Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #5 rideshare mission with 10 cubesats. Two cubesats, ANSER-Leader and ESTCube-2, failed to separate from the payload adapter and likely burned in the atmosphere together with the adapter when it was deorbited.{{cite web |last=Parsonson |first=Andrew |url=https://europeanspaceflight.com/two-vega-vv23-payloads-failed-to-deploy/ |title=Two Vega VV23 Payloads Failed to Deploy |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023 |work=European Spaceflight}}
rowspan=2 | VV24

| 5 September 2024
01:50

| Vega

| ELV

| Sentinel-2C

| {{cvt|1143|kg}}

| SSO

| Airbus Defence and Space

| {{Success}}

colspan=8 | Final flight of the base Vega configuration. Third Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite.{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-europes-copernicus-earth-observation-program-sentinel-2c-satellite-on-september-3/ |title=Arianespace to launch Europe's Copernicus Earth Observation Program Sentinel-2C satellite on September 3 |work=Arianespace |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=31 July 2024}} The AVUM upper stage utilizes two propellant tanks from the larger AVUM+ upper stage of the Vega C rocket. These tanks underwent modifications after two of the original four tanks were discovered missing in 2023 and subsequently found crushed in a nearby landfill, rendering them unusable.{{Cite web |last=Parsonson |first=Andrew |date=2023-12-04 |title=The Case of the Missing Vega AVUM Propellant Tanks |url=https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-case-of-the-missing-vega-avum-propellant-tanks/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=European Spaceflight |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2024-09-05 |title=The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone. |url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/the-vega-rocket-never-found-its-commercial-niche-after-tonight-its-gone/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}
rowspan="2" |VV25

|5 December 2024
21:20

|Vega C

|ELV

|Sentinel-1C

|{{cvt|2300|kg}}

|SSO

|ESA

| {{Success}}

colspan="8" |Third Sentinel-1 satellite. Return to flight for Vega C following the VV22 launch failure.
rowspan="2" |VV26

|29 April 2025
09:15

|Vega C

|ELV

|BIOMASS

|{{cvt|1131|kg}}

|SSO

|ESA

| {{Success}}

colspan="8" |Earth observation satellite. Part of the Living Planet Programme.

Future launches

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!Date / time (UTC) {{cite web |title=Ariane Launch Manifest|url=http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/ariane-man.txt|first=Steven |last=Pietrobon|date=10 October 2018|access-date=16 October 2018}}

!Rocket

!Launch site

!Payload

!Orbit

rowspan=2|July 2025{{cite web |url=https://co3d.cnes.fr/en/co3d-0 |title=CO3D |language=fr |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |work=CNES}}{{cite web |url=https://microcarb.cnes.fr/fr |title=MicroCarb |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |work=CNES}}

| Vega C
VV27

| ELV

| CO3D × 4
MicroCarb

| SSO

colspan="4" | Earth observation satellites
rowspan=2|September 2025{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smiles_all_round_Vega-C_to_launch_ESA_solar_wind_mission |title=Smiles all round: Vega-C to launch ESA solar wind mission |work=ESA |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=27 June 2024}}

| Vega C
VV28

| ELV

| SMILE

| HEO

colspan="4" | Joint Chinese-European Earth observation satellite.
rowspan=2| November 2025{{cite web |url=https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-23-018.pdf |title=NASA’s Earth System Science Pathfinder Program |date=5 September 2023 |access-date=8 September 2023 |work=NASA}}

| Vega C
VV29

| ELV

| PLATiNO-2 / MAIA

| SSO

colspan="4" | PLATiNO-2 will host the MAIA instrument payload.
rowspan=2| Q4 2025{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-awarded-new-vega-c-launches-for-the-iride-programme/ |title=Arianespace awarded new Vega C launches for the IRIDE programme |work=Arianespace |date=14 March 2023 |access-date=14 March 2023}}

| Vega C
VV30

| ELV

| IRIDE × ?

| LEO

colspan="4" | First launch for the Italian IRIDE Earth observation satellite constellation.
rowspan=2 |Q3 2025{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-will-launch-kompsat-6-for-korea-aerospace-research-institute/ |title=Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute |date=31 May 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023 |work=Arianespace}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| KOMPSAT-6 (Arirang-6)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Earth observation satellite.
rowspan=2 |Q3 2025

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #9

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #9 rideshare mission. Delayed due to the VV22 Vega-C launch failure.{{cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=3 March 2023 |title=Nozzle erosion blamed for Vega C launch failure |url=https://spacenews.com/nozzle-erosion-blamed-for-vega-c-launch-failure/ |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=SpaceNews}}
rowspan=2|Q3 2025

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #7

| SSO

colspan="4" | SSMS #7 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2|Q3 2025{{cite web |url=https://www.eumetsat.int/planned-launches |title=Planned launches |work=EUMETSAT |date=4 July 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024}}

| Vega C{{cite press release |url=https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-supporting-the-european-unions-copernicus-programme-with-vega-c/ |title=Arianespace supporting the European Union's Copernicus programme with Vega C |work=Arianespace |date=29 November 2022 |access-date=30 November 2022}}

| ELV

| Sentinel-3C

| SSO

colspan="4" | Third Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite.{{cite web |last=Krebs |first=Gunter |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sentinel-3.htm |title=Sentinel 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D |work=Gunter's Space Page |date=7 July 2020 |access-date=28 May 2021}}
rowspan=2|Q3 2025

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #13

| SSO

colspan="4" | SSMS #13 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| Q4 2025

| Vega C

| ELV

| IRIDE × ?

| LEO

colspan="4" | Second launch for the Italian IRIDE Earth observation satellite constellation.
rowspan=2 | 2025{{cite web |url=https://smallsats.arianespace.com/opportunities |title=All flights opportunities |work=Arianespace |access-date=17 August 2023}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #8

| SSO

colspan="4" | SSMS #8 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| TBD{{cite press release |url=https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-platino-1-2-on-vega-and-vega-c/ |title=Arianespace to launch PLATiNO 1 & 2 on Vega and Vega C |work=Arianespace |date=6 January 2022 |access-date=11 March 2023}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| PLATiNO-1

| SSO

colspan="4" | Earth observation satellite.
rowspan=2 | 2025

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #6

| SSO

colspan="4" | SSMS #6 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| 2025

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #10

| SSO

colspan="4" | SSMS #10 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| 2025{{cite web |url=https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/csg_3 |title=Satellite: CSG-3 |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=WMO}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| CSG-3

| SSO

colspan="4" | Third COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite.
rowspan=2| 2025{{cite web |url=https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ENG_report_ASI_web.pdf |title=Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Annual Report 2020 |page=31 |work=ASI |date=30 August 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PTA-2021-2023.pdf |title=Piano Triennale delle Attività 2021-2023 |trans-title=Three-year Plan of Activities 2021-2023 |page=50 |work=ASI |date=10 March 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021 |language=it}}

| Vega C{{cite web |url=https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza_tecnica/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2019/07/03/dal-2022-in-orbita-il-satellite-dalla-super-vista-_f9d7f3ff-f3f0-4764-91bb-bf3fcbc2df16.html |title=Dal 2022 in orbita il satellite dalla super-vista |trans-title=Hyperspectral satellite to orbit in 2022 |work=ANSA |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=6 December 2021 |language=it}}

| ELV

| SHALOM

| SSO

colspan="4" | Joint Italian-Israeli hyperspectral imaging satellite.
rowspan=2 | January 2026{{cite web |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1929 |title=Vega-C - KOMPSAT-7 |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=Next Spaceflight}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| KOMPSAT-7 (Arirang-7)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Earth observation satellite{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/kompsat-7-vega-c/|title=Arianespace to launch KOMPSAT-7 for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) using a Vega-C launch vehicle|publisher=Arianespace|date=12 September 2018|access-date=16 October 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=850 |title=CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7 |work=The CEOS Database |access-date=5 December 2022}}
rowspan=2| Q2 2026

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #14

| SSO

colspan="4" | SSMS #14 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| Q3 2026

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #15

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #15 rideshare mission to an equatorial orbit.
rowspan=2| Q3 2026

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #16

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #16 rideshare mission to an equatorial orbit.
rowspan=2| Q4 2026

| Vega C

| ELV

| CO2M-A (Sentinel-7A)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring. Part of the Copernicus Programme.
rowspan=2| 2026{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Altius |title=ALTIUS - ESA's ozone mission |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=ESA}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| ALTIUS, FLEX

| SSO

colspan="4" | ALTIUS is an ozone observation satellite. FLEX is an Earth observation satellite of the Living Planet Programme.
rowspan=2| 2026{{cite web |last=Rainbow |first=Jason |url=https://spacenews.com/clearspace-raises-29-million-ahead-of-first-debris-removal-mission/ |title=ClearSpace raises $29 million ahead of first debris removal mission |work=SpaceNews |date=19 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| ClearSpace-1

| LEO

colspan="4" | Space debris removal demo.
rowspan=2| 2026{{cite web |url=https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/csg_4 |title=Satellite: CSG-4 |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=WMO}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| CSG-4

| SSO

colspan="4" | Fourth COSMO-SkyMed 2nd Generation satellite.
rowspan=2| 2026{{cite web |url=https://www.ses.com/our-coverage/launches |title=Launches {{!}} Upcoming launches |work=SES |access-date=6 August 2024}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| EAGLE-1

| LEO

colspan="4" | Demonstrator satellite for the first European sovereign space-based quantum key distribution system.{{cite press release |url=https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/ses-selects-arianespace-to-launch-eagle-1-satellite-for-europes-quantum-cryptography/ |title=SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite for Europe's Quantum Cryptography |work=Arianespace |date=9 November 2022 |access-date=9 November 2022}}
rowspan=2| Q1 2027

| Vega C

| ELV

| CO2M-B (Sentinel-7B)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring. Part of the Copernicus Programme.
rowspan=2| Q2 2027

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #17

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #17 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2|2027{{cite web |last=Parsonson |first= Andrew |url=https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-member-states-to-vote-on-future-of-space-rider-in-november/ |title=ESA Member States to Vote on Future of Space Rider in November |date=25 January 2025 |access-date=1 March 2025 |work= European Spaceflight}}

| Vega C+

| ELV

| Space Rider

| LEO

colspan="4" | Technology demonstration{{cite web|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2018/04/12/announcement-opportunity-fly-payloads-esas-space-rider/|title=Announcement of Opportunity to Fly Payloads on ESA's Space Rider|publisher=Parabolic Arc|first=Doug|last=Messier|date=12 April 2018 |access-date=23 August 2018}}
rowspan=2| 2027{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Contract_secures_design_for_ESA_s_FORUM_satellite |title=Contract secures design for ESA's FORUM satellite |date=28 June 2022 |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=ESA}}{{cite conference |url=https://archive.org/details/cgms-49-esa-wp-06 |title=Status of the Current and Future ESA Earth Observation Missions and Programmes |pages=33–37 |work=ESA |conference=CGMS-49 |date=14 May 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021 |via=the Internet Archive}}

| Vega C{{cite web|url=https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObservation/EE9-FORUM-RfMS-ESA-v1.0-FINAL.pdf|title=Earth Explorer 9 Candidate Mission FORUM – Report for Mission Selection|publisher=ESA |date=21 June 2019|access-date=30 April 2021}}

| ELV

| FORUM

| SSO

colspan="4" | Earth observation satellite. Part of the Living Planet Programme.
rowspan=2| Q2 2028

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #18

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #18 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| Q4 2028

| Vega C{{cite web |last=Parsonson |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/airbus-signs-350-million-contract-to-build-cristal-ice-monitoring-satellite-for-eu/ |title=Airbus signs $350 million contract to build CRISTAL ice-monitoring satellite for EU |work=SpaceNews |date=23 September 2020 |access-date=28 November 2022}}

| ELV

| CRISTAL (Sentinel-9)

| Polar

colspan="4" | Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter. Part of the Copernicus Programme.
rowspan=2| Q4 2028

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #19

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #19 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| 2028

| Vega C{{cite web |last=Henry |first=Caleb |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2016/02/10/esa-awards-sentinel-3c-and-d-satellite-contracts-to-thales-alenia-space/ |title=ESA Awards Sentinel 3C and D Satellite Contracts to Thales Alenia Space |work=Via Satellite |date=10 February 2016 |access-date=28 May 2021}}

| ELV

| Sentinel-3D

| SSO

colspan="4" | Fourth Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite.
rowspan=2| Q2 2029

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #20

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #20 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| Q3 2029

| Vega C{{cite web |last=Parsonson |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/esa-copernicus-trio/ |title=ESA signs a trio of Copernicus contracts worth 1.3 billion euros |work=SpaceNews |date=13 November 2020 |access-date=28 November 2022}}

| ELV

| CIMR-A (Sentinel-11A)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer. Part of the Copernicus Programme.
rowspan=2| Q4 2029

| Vega C

| ELV

| SSMS #21

| LEO

colspan="4" | SSMS #21 rideshare mission.
rowspan=2| 2029

| Vega C

| ELV

| CHIME (Sentinel-10)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission. Part of the Copernicus Programme.
rowspan=2| 2029

| Vega C

| ELV

| LSTM (Sentinel-8)

| SSO

colspan="4" | Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring. Part of the Copernicus Programme.
rowspan=2| 2030{{cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/TRUTHS |title=TRUTHS |work=ESA |access-date=16 June 2023}}

| Vega C

| ELV

| TRUTHS

| LEO

colspan="4" | Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies.

See also

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Notes

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References

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