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Vega Launches
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 30 launches of the Vega, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Sentinel-3C/Flex2026-209 | Vega C | Avio | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2026-05-19 | SMILE2026-109 | Vega C | Avio | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2025-12-01 | Kompsat-72025-279 | Vega C | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2025-07-26 | CO3D/Microcarb2025-156 | Vega C | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2025-04-29 | Biomass2025-090 | Vega C | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2024-12-05 | Sentinel-1C2024-235 | Vega C | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2024-09-05 | Sentinel-2C2024-157 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2023-10-09 | THEOS-2/TRITON2023-155 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2022-12-21 | Pleiades NEO 5/62022-F06 | Vega C | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 2022-07-13 | LARES 22022-080 | Vega C | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 7 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2021-11-16 | CERES 1-32021-105 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2021-08-17 | Pleiades-Neo 42021-073 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2021-04-29 | Pleiades-Neo 32021-034 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2020-11-17 | SEOSAT-Ingenio2020-U01 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 2020-09-03 | SSMS2020-061 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 57 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2019-07-11 | FalconEye 12019-F05 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 2019-03-22 | PRISMA2019-015 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2018-11-21 | Mohammed VI-B2018-095 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 2018-08-22 | ADM-Aeolus2018-066 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2017-11-08 | Mohammed VI-A2017-070 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2017-08-02 | Optsat-3000/Venmus2017-044 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2017-03-07 | Sentinel-2B2017-013 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2016-12-05 | Gokturk-12016-073 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2016-09-16 | PeruSAT-1/Skysat 4-72016-058 | Vega 1 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2015-12-03 | LPF2015-070 | Vega 1 | ESA/AE | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2015-06-23 | Sentinel-2A2015-028 | Vega 1 | ESA/AE | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2015-02-11 | IXV2015-U01 | Vega | ESA/AE | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | success |
| 2014-04-30 | KazEOSat-12014-024 | Vega | ESA/AE | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-05-07 | PROBA-V2013-021 | Vega | ESA/AE | Guiana Space Centre | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2012-02-13 | LARES2012-006 | Vega | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Sentinel-3C/Flex (2026-09-15)SMILE (2026-05-19)Kompsat-7 (2025-12-01)CO3D/Microcarb (2025-07-26)Biomass (2025-04-29)Sentinel-1C (2024-12-05)Sentinel-2C (2024-09-05)THEOS-2/TRITON (2023-10-09)Pleiades NEO 5/6 (2022-12-21)LARES 2 (2022-07-13)CERES 1-3 (2021-11-16)Pleiades-Neo 4 (2021-08-17)Pleiades-Neo 3 (2021-04-29)SEOSAT-Ingenio (2020-11-17)SSMS (2020-09-03)FalconEye 1 (2019-07-11)PRISMA (2019-03-22)Mohammed VI-B (2018-11-21)ADM-Aeolus (2018-08-22)Mohammed VI-A (2017-11-08)Optsat-3000/Venmus (2017-08-02)Sentinel-2B (2017-03-07)Gokturk-1 (2016-12-05)PeruSAT-1/Skysat 4-7 (2016-09-16)LPF (2015-12-03)Sentinel-2A (2015-06-23)IXV (2015-02-11)KazEOSat-1 (2014-04-30)PROBA-V (2013-05-07)LARES (2012-02-13)
Last updated 2026-09-20 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.