Vega C
Like its predecessor, Vega C is designed to launch small satellites for scientific and Earth observation missions to polar and low Earth orbits. The reference Vega C mission is a polar orbit bringing a spacecraft of to an altitude of , an increase of over the original. The rocket, named after Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, is a single-body launcher (no strap-on boosters) with three solid and one liquid stage. The lead manufacturer to the Vega program is from Italy, but the rocket has significant contributions from companies based in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The Vega C incorporates several key improvements over the original Vega. The first-stage motor is replaced by the more potent P120C, a shared propulsion system with the Ariane 6 launcher. The second stage is the more powerful Zefiro 40, while the AVUM+ upper stage has more propellant than the original. The Zefiro 9 third stage remains unchanged.
Vega rockets are launched from the ELV launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre. Vega C's maiden flight on 13 July 2022 successfully delivered LARES 2 and six other satellites to orbit. However, the second launch on 21 December 2022 experienced a failure of the Zefiro 40 second stage, resulting in the loss of two Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging satellites. Consequently, the next launch was delayed until late 2024 to allow for the rocket motor nozzle to be redesigned. Provided by Wikipedia
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4by Docherty, H., Galindo, A., Vega, C., Sanz, E.Get access
Published in The Journal of Chemical Physics (2006)
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5by Samyn, D., Vega, C. P., Motoyama, H., Pohjola, V. A.Get access
Published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (2012)
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6by Sancho, E., Fernández-Vega, C., Andreu, E., Ferrando, M.D.Get access
Published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2009)
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7by Fernández-Vega, C., Sancho, E., Ferrando, M.D., Andreu, E.Get access
Published in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology (2002)
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8by Sancho, E., Fernandez-Vega, C., Sanchez, M., Ferrando, M.D., Andreu-Moliner, E.Get access
Published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2000)
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9by Peña-Llopis, S., Peña, J.B., Sancho, E., Fernández-Vega, C., Ferrando, M.D.Get access
Published in Chemosphere (2001)
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10by Préndez, M., Wachter, J., Vega, C., Flocchini, R. G., Wakayabashi, P., Morales, J. R.Get access
Published in Atmospheric Environment (2009)
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11by Préndez, M., Wachter, J., Vega, C., Flocchini, R.G., Wakayabashi, P., Morales, J.R.Get access
Published in Atmospheric Environment (2009)
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12by Blazquez, S., Algaba, J., Míguez, J. M., Vega, C., Blas, F. J., Conde, M. M.Get access
Published in The Journal of Chemical Physics (2024)
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13by de la Vega, C., Lebreton, B., Siebert, U., Guillou, G., Das, K., Asmus, R., Asmus, H.Get access
Published in PLOS ONE (2016)
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15by Kershaw, JL, de la Vega, C, Jeffreys, RM, Frie, AK, Haug, T, Mahaffey, C, Mettam, C, Stenson, G, Smout, SGet access
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2021)
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16by Vega, C. P., Pohjola, V. A., Samyn, D., Pettersson, R., Isaksson, E., Björkman, M. P., Martma, T., Marca, A., Kaiser, J.Get access
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2015)
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17by Kershaw, J. L., De la Vega, C., Jeffreys, R. M., Frie, A. K., Haug, T., Mahaffey, C., Mettam, C., Stenson, G., Smout, S.Get access
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2021)
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18by Grabowska, J., Blazquez, S., Sanz, E., Noya, E. G., Zeron, I. M., Algaba, J., Miguez, J. M., Blas, F. J., Vega, C.Get access
Published in The Journal of Chemical Physics (2023)
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19by Grabowska, J., Blazquez, S., Sanz, E., Noya, Eva G., Zeron, I. M., Algaba, J., Miguez, J. M., Blas, F. J., Vega, C.Contributors: “...Vega, C....”
Published in The Journal of Chemical Physics (2023)
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20by Tuerena, RE, Mahaffey, C, Henley, SF, de la Vega, C, Norman, L, Brand, T, Sanders, T, Debyser, M, Daehnke, K, Braun, J, Marz, CGet access
Published 2022
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