Vega-C Rocket Liftoff | European Space Agency

Vega-C Rocket Liftoff | European Space Agency

The European Space Agency's new Vega-C rocket lifted off for its inaugural flight VV21 at 15:13 CEST/13:13 UTC/10:13 local time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. With new first and second stages and an uprated fourth stage, Vega-C increases performance to about 2.3 t in a reference 700 km polar orbit, from the 1.5 t capability of its predecessor, Vega. For flight VV21, Vega-C’s payload is LARES-2, a scientific mission of the Italian space agency ASI and six research CubeSats from France, Italy and Slovenia.

Credits: ESA-CNES-Arianespace/Optique video du CSG - S Martin

Image Date: July 13, 2022

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