Launch of Vega Rocket

Date: February 13, 2012 • Location: Vanves, France

The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.

Vega was a European expendable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Avio and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Designed to carry payloads between 300 and 2,500 kilograms into low Earth and polar orbits, Vega served primarily scientific and Earth observation missions.