Related: Vega rocket launches Earth observation satellite and 4 cubesats into orbit The rocket debuted in February 2012 and has flown a total of 21 missions to date, 19 of them successful.

Europe has launched its Vega rocket for the last time, on a mission to carry the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Earth-observation Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit. The Vega rocket has ...

On November 17th, a Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana with its payload of two Earth observation satellites. The booster, coincidentally the 17th Vega to fly, performed perfectly ...

The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday. The booster's nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance from its Arctic ...

The Vega rocket, which stands 100 feet tall, can deliver payloads of up to 3,300 pounds (1,500 kilograms) to a circular orbit 435 miles (700 kilometres) above Earth. It has flown 21 missions since ...

The satellite is scheduled to lift off on April 29 aboard a Vega C rocket from the ESA’s Korou spaceport in French Guiana ...

Europe's Vega-C rocket returns to space after two-year gap Europe's Arianespace launched the Vega-C rocket on Thursday, marking a return to space for the upgraded Italian launcher two years after ...