Upcoming Vega & Vega-C Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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ESA Vega-C VV29 SMILE

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Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) • Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)

@esa 🚢 Smile sets sail for Europe’s Spaceport. With a launch window opening on 8 April for its Vega-C #VV29 flight, the joint ESA/CAS #Smile spacecraft is almost ready to embark on its mission to study how Earth responds to the solar wind

ESA Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

ESA Ariane Vega-C ClearSpace-1

July

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • ClearSpace-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ClearspaceToday 📣 Exciting news for the first active debris removal mission! ClearSpace just signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of its servicer spacecraft ClearSpace-1 with the European launcher Vega C. ClearSpace-1 will rendezvous, capture, and remove a piece of space debris as the world's first mission commissioned by the ESA, and supported by Elite partner Omega Watches

ClearSpace-1

ESA Ariane Vega-C Sentinel-3C

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September

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-3 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & -B satellites

Copernicus Sentinel-1c

ESA Ariane Vega-C KARI Kompsat-6

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2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • South Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6 (Kompsat-6) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@Arianespace Today, we are proud to announce that we have signed a launch contract with KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) for the Earth observation 🛰 Kompsat-6. The satellite will be delivered to orbit by Vega-C as early as December 2024. 🚀

Artist's view of Vega-C on the launch pad

ESA Ariane Vega-C EAGLE-1

UPDATED • DELAYED • DELAY EXPECTED

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Satellite (QKDSat) • SES EAGLE-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@SES_Satellites SES News: We're excited to share that Arianespace will launch the EAGLE-1 satellite for ESA’s end-to-end Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system in 2024! 🚀

SES EAGLE-1

ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-A Sentinel 7A

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & B satellites

Copernicus Sentinel CO2M

ESA Ariane Vega-C IRIDE-1

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) IRDE • Thales Alenia Space IRDE • D-Orbit IRIDE NOX • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@Arianespace We are proud to announce at SAT Show a new contract signed with the Italian government for the deployment of the IRIDE Earth observation constellation with 3 Vega-C launches to be scheduled from end of 2025 onwards!

IRIDE

ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-B Sentinel 7B

2027

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & B satellites

Copernicus Sentinel CO2M

Recent Videos of Vega & Vega-C Rocket Launches to Space & Events

ESA Ariane Vega VV23 SSMS #5 Rideshare

 

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega VV23 Attempt #2 • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega • Avio Space Systems Vega • Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) | SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS) • 12 Spacecraft • Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) THEOS-2 • Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) FORMOSAT-7R / TRITON (Wind Hunter) • Three Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth-observation Research (ANSER) • ESTCube-2 • OQ Technology MACSAT | Kongsberg NanoAvionics • Passive REflecTometry and dosimeTrY (PRETTY) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit • Press Kit

ESA Ariane Vega-C Maiden Flight VV21 LARES-2

 

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C VV21 Maiden Flight • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • P120C First Stage • Zefiro-40 Second Stage • Zefiro-9 Third Stage • AVUM+ Upper Stage • TRISAT-R • MTCube-2 • CELESTA • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS) • Greencube • ARCA Dynamics ALPHA • NPC Spacemind • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) LARES-2 • Laser Relativity Satellite (LARES) • Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) • Press Kit

Schedule of Upcoming Vega & Vega-C Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All Vega & Vega-C dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
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  • TBC (To Be Confirmed)
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DateMissionLivestreamNotes
2026-04-08 TBC UTCESA Vega-C VV29 SMILEEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) • Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
JulyESA Ariane Vega-C ClearSpace-1Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • ClearSpace-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
SeptemberESA Ariane Vega-C Sentinel-3CEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-3 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C KARI Kompsat-6Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • South Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6 (Kompsat-6) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C EAGLE-1Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Satellite (QKDSat) • SES EAGLE-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Vega-C CSG-4 COSMO-SkyMed Second GenerationEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-A Sentinel 7AEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C IRIDE-1Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) IRDE • Thales Alenia Space IRDE • D-Orbit IRIDE NOX • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2027ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-B Sentinel 7BEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2028ESA Ariane Vega-C Sentinel-3DEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-3 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

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Recent Vega & Vega-C Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2025-12-01 17:21 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C VV28 KARI Kompsat-7Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • South Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-7 (Kompsat-7) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-11-04 21:03 UTCESA Ariane 62 Sentinel-1D VA265Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Copernicus Earth Observation • Sentinel-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-07-26 02:03 UTCCNES Ariane Vega-C VV27 CO3D & MicroCarbEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Airbus Constellation Optique en 3D (CO3D) (4) • CNES MicroCarb | Thales Alenia Space MicroCarb • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-04-29 09:15 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C VV26 Biomass Earth Explorer 7Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Biomass Earth Explorer 7 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2024-12-05 21:20 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C VV25 Sentinel-1CEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Return to Flight Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Sentinel-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2024-09-05 01:50 UTCESA Ariane Vega VV24 Sentinel-2CEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega • Avio Space Systems Vega • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-2 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit • Press Kit
2023-10-09 01:36 UTCESA Ariane Vega VV23 SSMS #5 RideshareEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega VV23 Attempt #2 • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega • Avio Space Systems Vega • Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) | SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS) • 12 Spacecraft • Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) THEOS-2 • Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) FORMOSAT-7R / TRITON (Wind Hunter) • Three Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth-observation Research (ANSER) • ESTCube-2 • OQ Technology MACSAT | Kongsberg NanoAvionics • Passive REflecTometry and dosimeTrY (PRETTY) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit • Press Kit
2022-12-21 01:47 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 VV22 (Zoom In)Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C VV22 • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • P120C First Stage • Zefiro-40 Second Stage • Zefiro-9 Third Stage • AVUM+ Upper Stage • Airbus Pléiades Neo • Zefiro-40 Second Stage Anomaly • Press Kit
2022-07-13 13:13 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C Maiden Flight VV21 LARES-2Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C VV21 Maiden Flight • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • P120C First Stage • Zefiro-40 Second Stage • Zefiro-9 Third Stage • AVUM+ Upper Stage • TRISAT-R • MTCube-2 • CELESTA • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS) • Greencube • ARCA Dynamics ALPHA • NPC Spacemind • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) LARES-2 • Laser Relativity Satellite (LARES) • Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) • Press Kit

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