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)

@science.esa.int 🚨 We have a launch date! The Smile mission is set to launch on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport on Thursday 9 April at 08:29 CEST. A collaboration between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Smile will study how Earth responds to the solar wind from the Sun

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 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 EAGLE-1

UPDATED • DELAYED • DELAY EXPECTED

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 • 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-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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DateMissionLivestreamNotes
2026-04-09 06:29 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 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 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
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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