Italian-made rocket launchers will
be ever more advanced in the coming years.
After the Vega C, which is expected to be launched for the
first time in 2019, there will be Vega Evolution (also known as
'Vega E') and Vega Light.
The models of these future launchers are exhibited at the
International Paris Air Show Le Bourgetin and, as their
predecessors were, they were designed and built by Avio.
"Vega E marks a further simplification compared with Vega C
and its first launch is scheduled for 2024," Avio CEO Giulio
Ranzo said.
It is a simplified version, he added, since the third stage
with a solid propellant has been eliminated and replaced by a
single stage with liquid propellant (liquid oxygen and methane),
which combines the third and fourth.
"It will have a three-ton load capacity, compared with Vega
C's 2.3," Ranzo went on to say, "and it will be much more
flexible", to the point of being able to release small
satellites into different orbits.
After Vega E there will be Vega Light, which is currently in
the research and development stage.
Ranzo said that the aim is to have a "mini-launcher for
satellites weighing 300-350 kilograms. It could be a possible
development to meet market demand."
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