Vega rockets

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rocket
gptkbp:budget approximately $37 million
gptkbp:design to launch small payloads efficiently
gptkbp:developer gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:engineType solid and liquid
gptkbp:environmentalImpact minimized
gptkbp:firstAwarded P80
gptkbp:firstClaim Zefiro 9
gptkbp:firstFlight 2012-02-13
gptkbp:firstMatch AVUM
Zefiro 23
gptkbp:future_plans ongoing
Vega C
gptkbp:futurePlans planned_for_Vega_C
gptkbp:hasOccupation growing
gptkbp:hasPartnershipsWith 2012-05-04
gptkbp:height 30 meters
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:customized_for_Vega
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vega rockets
gptkbp:internationalCooperation ESA_member_states
gptkbp:launchDate successful since inception
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Arianespace
competitive
several months
varies by mission
approximately 2-3 per year
critical for small satellite market
Arianespace control center
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
137,000 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle expendable
Ariane_family
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:market small to medium satellites
gptkbp:mission scientific, commercial, governmental
gptkbp:missions gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:notableFeature LARES, Sentinel-2A
gptkbp:number_of_stages 4
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
ongoing since 2012
gptkbp:orbitalInclination precise
gptkbp:partnerships with various space agencies
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 3.0 meters
multiple configurations
performed_at_Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 1500 kg
1000 kg
gptkbp:primaryMission small satellite launches
gptkbp:propulsion 1,000 kN
gptkbp:provides inertial navigation system
gptkbp:reliability no
high
gptkbp:safetyFeatures excellent
gptkbp:setting Vega, Vega C, Vega C Prime
gptkbp:succeededBy over 90%
over 20 missions