Vega (launcher)
Vega is a planned
expendable launch system developed by the
European Space Agency since
1998, with the first launch planned for
2006. It is designed to launch small payloads cheaply: 300 to 2000 kg
satellites for scientific and
Earth observation missions to
polar and
low earth orbits. It is named after the star
Vega. Some of its technologies are derived from the
Ariane launchers. It is a single body launcher with three
solid rocket stages and a
liquid rocket upper module.
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