Vega (rocket) (English Wikipedia)

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de Selding, Peter B. (13 February 2012). "Europe's Italian-led Vega Rocket Succeeds in Debut". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.

arianespace.com

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"THIRD VEGA LAUNCH FROM THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER (Press Kit)" (PDF). Arianespace. September 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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"June 2015 | VV05 | Sentinel-2A (Press Kit)" (PDF). arianespace.com. Arianespace. September 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
"December 2015 | VV06 | LISA Pathfinder (Press Kit)" (PDF). arianespace.com. Arianespace. November 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (September 2016). "Launch Kt | September 2016 | VV07 | PerúSAT-1 SkySats-4 to 7" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (November 2016). "Launch Kit | December 2016 | VV08 | GÖKTÜRK-1" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (February 2017). "Launch Kit | March 2017 | VV09 | Sentinel-2B" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (July 2017). "Launch Kit | August 2017 | VV10 | OPTSAT-3000 Venμs" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (October 2017). "Launch Kit | November 2017 | V11 | MOHAMMED VI – A satellite" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (August 2018). "Launch Kit | August 2018 | VV12 | AEOLUS" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
"Arianespace orbits the MOHAMMED VI–B satellite on 13th successful Vega launch in a row" (Press release). Arianespace. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
Arianespace (November 2018). "Launch Kit | November 2018 | VV13 | MOHAMMED VI – B satellite" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
Arianespace (March 2019). "LAUNCH KIT March 2019 VV14 PRISMA" (PDF). arianespace.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
"Arianespace Flight VV15: Mission failure".
"18th Vega mission marks Arianespace's second successful launch in 72 hours". Arianespace. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
"19th Vega mission demonstrates Arianespace's ability to deliver for the most innovative projects for the benefits of its clients". Arianespace. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
"VV20: Arianespace's Vega launcher successfully orbits three CERES satellites". Arianespace (Press release). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

newsroom.arianespace.com

"Flight VV23: success to the benefit of Thaland, Taiwan and cubesats". Arianespace (Press release). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

arstechnica.com

Clark, Stephen (5 September 2024). "The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it's gone". Ars Technica. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

asi.it

"LIRA 124; VEGA evolution". Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
"ESA Ministerial Council: a historic leap forwards for space activities". Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

astronautix.com

Wade, Mark. "Zefiro 23". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Wade, Mark. "Zefiro 9". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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aviationweek.com

Svitak, Amy (6 February 2012). "European Vega Small-Class Launcher Targets Government Market". Aviation Week. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
"Avio Considers 'Vega Light' Mini-Launcher". Aviation Week and Space Technology. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

avio.com

Avio. "Vega Satellite Launcher" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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"VEGA Satellite Launcher" (PDF). Aviogroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
"VEGA C: 1° Stage – P120C Motor". Avio. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
"AVUM" (in Italian). Avio. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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aviogroup.com

"Space Propulsion". aviogroup.com. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

bbc.co.uk

Amos, Jonathan (13 February 2012). "Vega launcher makes first flight". BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

bbc.com

"Successful debut flight for Europe's Vega-C rocket". BBC News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

doi.org

P. Bellomi; M. Rudnykh; S. Carapellese; D. Liuzzi; G. Caggiano; L. Arione; A.A. Gurtovoy; S.D. Lobov; V. S. Rachuk (8 February 2019). "Development of LM10-MIRA liquid oxygen – liquid natural gas expander cycle demonstrator engine". Progress in Propulsion Physics – Volume 11. pp. 447–466. doi:10.1051/eucass/201911447. ISBN 978-5-94588-228-7. S2CID 139531422. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

elv.it

"Vega – Launcher composition (interactive)". ELV. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

esa.int

"VV01 – Vega's first liftoff". ESA. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
"Vega". ESA. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
"Antonio Fabrizi: from "nuts and bolts" to Europe's launchers of today and tomorrow". ESA. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Barbera, R.; Bianchi, S. "Vega: The European Small-Launcher Programme" (PDF). ESA, bulletin 109 — february 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
M. Caporicci (November 2000). "The Future of European Launchers: The ESA Perspective" (PDF). European Space Agency.
ESA: Successful firing of Vega's first-stage motor in Kourou
ESA: Vega main engine test in Kourou
ESA: Vega's second stage motor roars to life
Successful qualification firing test for Zefiro 23
ESA: Successful first test for Vega's Zefiro 9 engine
ESA: Vega Critical Design Review begins
ESA: Anomalous behaviour affects firing test of Vega's Zefiro 9 motor
"Successful first test for Vega's Zefiro 9-A solid-fuel rocket motor". ESA. 24 October 2008.
"Successful second test for Vega's Zefiro 9-A solid-fuel rocket motor". ESA. 30 April 2009.
"Vega Launcher". ESA. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
"Media backgrounder for ESA Council at Ministerial Level". esa.int. ESA. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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European Space Agency, ed. (13 July 2022). "Vega-C successfully completes inaugural flight". www.esa.int. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
"Wind laser survives extremes" ESA Retrieved 29 April 2014

eucass-proceedings.eu

P. Bellomi; M. Rudnykh; S. Carapellese; D. Liuzzi; G. Caggiano; L. Arione; A.A. Gurtovoy; S.D. Lobov; V. S. Rachuk (8 February 2019). "Development of LM10-MIRA liquid oxygen – liquid natural gas expander cycle demonstrator engine". Progress in Propulsion Physics – Volume 11. pp. 447–466. doi:10.1051/eucass/201911447. ISBN 978-5-94588-228-7. S2CID 139531422. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

flightglobal.com

"Launcher proposals" Flight International 18 December 1996
Moxon, Julian; "ESA plan emphasises launchers" Flight International 8 April 1998
Furniss, Tim; "A late entry" Flight International 15 July 1998
"Italy leads ESA interest in Vega K development" Flight International 29 April 1998
"ESA to develop small satellite launcher" Flight International 1 July 1998
Furniss, Tim; "New European launcher awaits full funding" Flight International 8 September 1998
"Second test for Vega's Zefiro" Flight International 7 July 1999
Furniss, Tim; "Finding a Role" Flight International 28 July 1999
"ESA ponders Vega's future after France withdraws" Flight International 15 September 1999
Moxon, Julian and Andy Nativi; "French withdrawal prompts ESA to drop Vega project" Flight International 3 November 1999
"ESA budgets for Ariane 5 updates" Flight International 1 February 2000
Furniss, Tim; "Arianespace adds Eurokot to satellite launcher range" Flight International 6 June 2000
Moxon, Julian and Giorgio di Barnado; "Vega agreement paves way for P80 booster for Ariane 5" Flight International 31 October 2000
Nativi, Andy; "Italians form launcher company" Flight International 6 March 2001
Furniss, Tim; "Face the facts with Jean-Yves Le Gall" Flight International 15 June 2003
Furniss, Tim; "Europe starts Vega development" Flight International 4 March 2003
"Vega nears maiden flight" Flight International 25 May 2004
"Vega launch pad taking shape" Flight International 23 November 2004
Coppinger, Rob; "Bigger Stage" Flight International 8 November 2005
Bentley, Ross; "Key tests for Vega igniters" Flight International 21 September 2005
"ESA wants electronic module for Vega vehicle" Flight International 22 November 2005
"Israel and India show interest in ESA's Vega" Flight International 29 November 2005
Coppinger, Rob; "ESA boosts science, delays Kliper" Flight International 13 December 2005
"Vega fires up on third-stage test" Flight International 3 January 2006
"Vega launcher rocket engine tests progress with Sardinian trial firing" Flight International 4 July 2006
Coppinger, Rob; "Rocket propulsion sees triple success" Flight International 3 April 2008
"Vega third stage engine fails" Flight International 30 March 2007
Coppinger, Rob; "Italian Space Agency plans its relaunch" Flight International 31 October 2008
"GPS navigation may guide Europe's Vega" Flight International 30 January 2007
Coppinger, Rob; "PARIS AIR SHOW: Commercial Soyuz, Vega launchers face up to cost pressures" Flight International 14 June 2009
Peruzzi, Luca; "Italy has sights – and budget – set firmly on the cosmos" Flight International 28 July 2010
Peruzzi, Luca; "PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Avio chief executive Orazio Ragni" Flight International 16 June 2009
Coppinger, Rob; "Maiden Vega to fly science payload to conduct tests with lasers" Flight International 5 June 2007
Thisdell, Dan; "Vega maiden launch could slip into February" Flight International 6 January 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "Space, time and Vega's heavy burden" Flight International 26 January 2012
Peruzzi, Luca; "Italy special: Towards the stars" Flight International 16 November 2010
Thisdell, Dan; "ESA counting down to historic launches" Flight International 17 October 2011
Thisdell, Dan`; "Vega on track for January maiden flight from ESA's French Guiana launch site" Flight International 13 December 2011
Thisdell, Dan; "Fingers crossed and re-crossed as Vega moves toward maiden flight" Flight International 26 January 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "Vega maiden launch goes to plan" Flight International 13 February 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "Success of Vega rocket flight boosts Avio profile" Flight International 22 February 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "PARIS: ESA to fire up next-gen launcher" Flight International 24 June 2011
Thisdell, Dan; "SPACEFLIGHT: Partners look to enhance Vega" Flight International 23 February 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "IN FOCUS: Europe's next rocket has high hurdles to clear" Flight International 27 November 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "IN FOCUS: Europe forges ahead in space" Flight International 3 July 2012
Thisdell, Dan; "For 'flexible' Vega, second launch a step up in complexity" Flight International 18 April 2013
Thisdell, Dan; "Vega's second success 'confirms functionality'" Flight International 9 May 2013
Coppering, Rob; "A significant role with ESA" Flight International 21 September 2004

nextspaceflight.com

"Lares, AlmaSat-1 & Others". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
"KazEOSat 1". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
"IXV & AVUM VV04". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

nkau.gov.ua

Vega State Space Agency of Ukraine

prisma-i.it

ASI. "PRISMA Launch Date". Retrieved 16 October 2018.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

P. Bellomi; M. Rudnykh; S. Carapellese; D. Liuzzi; G. Caggiano; L. Arione; A.A. Gurtovoy; S.D. Lobov; V. S. Rachuk (8 February 2019). "Development of LM10-MIRA liquid oxygen – liquid natural gas expander cycle demonstrator engine". Progress in Propulsion Physics – Volume 11. pp. 447–466. doi:10.1051/eucass/201911447. ISBN 978-5-94588-228-7. S2CID 139531422. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

space.com

Tariq Malik (13 February 2012). "Europe Launches New Vega Rocket on Maiden Voyage". Space.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014. The Italian-built Vega rocket was named after the second-brightest star in the northern hemisphere
"Europe's Vega C rocket fails on 2nd-ever mission, 2 satellites lost". Space.com. 21 December 2022.

spaceflightnow.com

Clark, Steven (14 February 2012). "Vega launcher program courts German participation". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
"Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
"Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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spacenews.com

"French Export Restrictions Snare Vega Flight Software". SpaceNews. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
Avio (2 March 2021). "Vega C, a new generation launcher". SpaceNews. Retrieved 4 March 2021. Avio was developing a scaled-down version of Vega C, named Vega C Light. This rocket will not be equipped with the P120 C, consisting only of Zefiro 40, Zefiro 9 (improved) and AVUM plus stages.
Foust, Jeff (2 October 2023). "ESA delays Vega C return to flight to late 2024". Spacenews.
de Selding, Peter B. (13 February 2012). "Europe's Italian-led Vega Rocket Succeeds in Debut". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
de Selding, Peter B. (23 January 2012). "Vega Expected to be Price-competitive With Russian Rockets". SpaceNews.
de Selding, Peter B. (22 May 2015). "Cost, Schedule Woes on 2 Lidar Missions Push ESA To Change Contract Procedures". SpaceNews. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

sworld.com.au

Pietrobon, Steven (10 October 2018). "Ariane Launch Manifest". Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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avio-data.teleborsa.it

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Avio. "Vega Satellite Launcher" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
Avio. "Avio Space". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
Wade, Mark. "Zefiro 23". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Wade, Mark. "Zefiro 9". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF EUROPEAN VEGA LAUNCHER WITH UKRAINIAN UPPER-STAGE ENGINE State Space Agency of Ukraine 21 November 2018
"Vega Satellite Launcher" (PDF). Avio. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
"Vega – Launcher composition (interactive)". ELV. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
"VEGA Satellite Launcher" (PDF). Aviogroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
Neri, Agostino (4 August 2011). "Vega Launch System Final Preparation for Qualification Flight" (PDF). Proceedings of 47th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference. San Diego, California (USA): AIAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
"Solid propellant rocket stage". astronautix.com. Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"VEGA C: 1° Stage – P120C Motor". Avio. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
"AVUM" (in Italian). Avio. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
"LIRA 124; VEGA evolution". Agenzia Spaziale Italiana. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

x.com

ESA Operations [@esaoperations] (22 August 2018). "Exact #Vega liftoff time of flight #VV12 with #Aeolus is confirmed as 21:20:09.478Z" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via Twitter.
Arianespace [@Arianespace] (21 March 2019). "Arianespace's first Vega flight in 2019 – and third overall this year – lifts off today from the Spaceport in French Guiana" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 March 2019 – via Twitter.