Vega

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Vega was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Designed to carry payloads between 300 and 2,500 kilograms into low Earth and polar orbits, Vega served primarily scientific and Earth observation missions.

2012  WikimediaWikidata
Vega Space Transportation System, Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata
mass 136700 kilogram, diameter 3 metre, height 30.1 metre, 
expendable launch vehiclesmall-lift launch vehicle, four-stage-to-orbit, ArianespaceEuropean Launch VehicleItaly
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    Model of the Model of the "Vega" space launch vehicle at a 1:10 scale, in the Prince Felipe Museum of Science, in Valencia (Spain).
    Model of the Model of the "Vega" space launch vehicle at a 1:10 scale, in the Prince Felipe Museum of Science, in Valencia (Spain).
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      eventspaceflight2012Vega flight VV01Vega, Vega flight, maiden flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2013Vega flight VV02Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2014Vega flight VV03Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2015Vega flight VV04Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2015Vega flight VV05Vega, Vega flightWikidata
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      eventspaceflight2016Vega flight VV07Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2016Vega flight VV08Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2017Vega flight VV09Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2017Vega flight VV10Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2017Vega flight VV11Vega, Vega flightWikidata
      eventspaceflight2018Vega flight VV12Vega, Vega flightWikidata
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      commonsimageVega VV05 assembled in ELV Commons
      commonsimageMoteur-fusée italien LOX CH4 Mira DSC 0023 Commons
      commonsimageTuyère de l'étage Z23 du lanceur Vega DSC 0024 Commons
      commonsimageVega and Sentinel-2 ready for launch Commons
      commonsimageVega VV05 before liftoff with Sentinel-2A Commons
      commonsimageFilam Commons
      commonsimageESA ESRIN Vega Commons
      commonsimageVega launchers Commons
      commonsimageModel of the "Vega" space launch vehicle at a 1:10 scale, in the Prince Felipe Museum of Science, in Valencia (Spain). Commons
      commonsimageModel of the "Vega" space launch vehicle at a 1:10 scale, in the Prince Felipe Museum of Science, in Valencia (Spain). Commons