{"id":16772,"date":"2019-03-20T20:01:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asi.it\/?page_id=16772"},"modified":"2022-07-13T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:47:00","slug":"vega-c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asi.it\/en\/space-transportation\/vega-c\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGA C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Vega C\u00a0is the evolution of the current Vega launcher and is designed to increase its payload up to 2200 kg in low terrestrial orbit. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Vega C represents the evolution of the current <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Vega<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">. The launcher is designed to increase its payload up to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>2200 kg<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> in low terrestrial orbit. The first qualification flight took place on 13 July 2022.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0The vector will be capable of offering better performance and a more competitive cost compared to its predecessor, thanks to a better efficiency in the production processes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Vega C will be able to meet the requirements of the satellites\u2019 radar market (<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Sar<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">) which is becoming more and more important due to all the applications related to it. Vega C will be even more flexible and versatile compared to its predecessor. The market related to this vector will shift from 50% to 90% of LEO satellites, and it will be possible to manage a significant part of them by taking advantage of the multiple launch capacity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In this view, the current Payload Adapter <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Vespa<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> will be used in missions where multiple launches are scheduled or to host CubeSat and MicroSat in its internal platform. Furthermore, a new Payload Adapter, the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Vampire<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">, is in development stage and will allow to orbit a main payload and other lower-size payloads. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vega C\u00a0is the evolution of the current Vega launcher and is designed to increase its payload up to 2200 kg in low terrestrial orbit. 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