Vega rocket

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:collaboration ESA and other partners
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:France
gptkbp:debut gptkb:2012
over 20 launches since 2012
gptkbp:design_purpose to launch small payloads
gptkbp:development_cost approximately 1 billion euros
gptkbp:diameter 3.0 meters
gptkbp:durability not reusable
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Vega_engine
gptkbp:first_flight 2012-02-13
gptkbp:first_generation gptkb:2021
gptkb:Vega_C
gptkbp:fuel_type solid fuel
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial guidance
gptkbp:height 30.0 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vega rocket
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 2-3 per year
gptkbp:launch_event high success rate
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:launch_price approximately 37 million euros
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launch_vehicle expendable launch vehicle
Vega family
gptkbp:launch_window varies by mission
gptkbp:launched Vega 1 to Vega C
single payload or multiple payloads
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:notable_launches gptkb:LARES_satellite
Scientific missions
Commercial payloads
European Space Agency missions
Small satellites for Earth observation
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:Zefiro_9
gptkb:4
AVUM
P80
Zefiro 23
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:2012
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1500 kg
2.6 meters in diameter
done at Guiana Space Centre
gptkbp:payload_capacity_sun_synchronous_orbit 1300 kg
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:European_Space_Agency
commercial satellite operators
gptkbp:propulsion over 1,000 k N
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:strategic_goals 1 failure
gptkbp:success over 20 successful launches
gptkbp:success_rate over 90%
gptkbp:used_for small satellite launches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ESA
gptkb:Italian_Space_Agency
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4